diff --git a/docs/GETTING-STARTED.md b/docs/GETTING-STARTED.md
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@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 
     mini-ndn> quit
 
+Another option to quit Mini-NDN is sending a SIGQUIT (ctrl+\). SIGINT (ctrl+c)
+is reserved for the purpose of stopping applications initiated on the minindn command
+line.
+
 For a more in depth explanation of the CLI, please see the
 [Mininet Walkthrough](http://mininet.org/walkthrough/).