OSx 10.4.6 - stuck in command line - help

I have had a nightmare since taking the automatic update.
after a very long while a 4 restarts my screen has gone to a terminal screen that says:
Darwin/BSD (Mark-computer.local) (Console)
Login:
what am I supposed to do now. Its been years since I used unix so any suggestions please

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Did you backup your data prior to the automatic upgrade? If you did, I'd just restore from backup and follow the procedure recommended for upgrading Macs:
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
If you didn't, get Prosoft Data Rescue from http://www.prosofteng.com/ and recover data to an external Firewire hard disk. Once that is done, I'll see about finding an expert who might be able to help you.
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