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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa026.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/","crawl_time":1775354588,"first_indexed_time":1700466361,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"net,linuxways!\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/ s443","src_root_hash":"12951232136776989426","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"How to Kill a Screen Session in Linux? – LinuxWays","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Sessions on Linux are the shells that allow to interact the user with the system, thus acting as a bridge between the user and the kernel of the system. In the shell, there are multiple processes that are running and are referred to as a process group. In Linux screen sessions are a sort of multiplexer terminals as users can open up multiple terminal sessions which aids in multitasking. Moreover, these terminals can be opened in a single terminal window and can be detached depending on the utility.\nThe processes in the screen window will continue to run in the background even if the window is closed, which can consume a lot of system resources, thus leading to system instability. Therefore, it is necessary to kill the screen session once you have closed it.\nHow to Kill a Screen Session\nEvery process on Linux has its process ID through which it can be identified and can be used to terminate the respective process. Moreover, like the process ID, there is a session ID for each session running on Linux and there are numerous ways to kill the screen session:\nThrough kill command\nThrough screen command\nThrough pkill command\nAttach and exit the session\nMethod 1: Through Kill Command\nThe kill command is the built-in shell in Linux which is used to terminate the processes and sessions using their respective IDs. This command just sends the signal to process based on the options used with this command. By default, this command takes the -15 option if not specified, that is the signal of termination of the process. To kill the screen session on Linux using this kill command, here are some steps that should be followed:\nStep 1: Get the session ID\nTo terminate or end any screen session on Linux, it is necessary to get the session ID for the respective session and for that, the following command is used:\nps\n-ef\n|\ngrep\n<\nscreen-session-name\n>\nHere,\nThe ps is for displaying the information of running screen sessions.\nThe flag e is for listing all the screen sessions either currently running or running in the background.\nThe flag f is used to display the full information for all the processes running.\nThe grep is used for searching the sessions with the given name.\nNow for demonstration, I have listed the screen session using the above given command:\nps\n-ef\n|\ngrep\nscreen\nStep 2: Kill the session using session ID\nOnce you have got the session ID execute the kill command to end the session process and here is the syntax for it:\nKill\n[\noption\n]\n<\nsession-id\n>\nHere the option defines the type of signal to be sent to the session and there are three options that can be used with the kill command and those are:\nName of Signal\nNumber of Signal\nDescription\nSIGTERM\n15\nTerminates the session or process, leaving the child processes.\nSIGKILL\n9\nIt kills the session or process immediately, along with the child process.\nSIGHUP\n1\nNotifies the serial line drop process.\nSIGINT\n2\nInterprets the process\nBy default, as mentioned above the option is set to 15 which means the termination of the screen session or process. Now use the above syntax to kill the screen session:\nKill\n-15\n2884\nKill all the Screen Sessions\nThis method is viable if you want to kill all the screens simultaneously, so just execute the killall command:\nkillall\n-15\nscreen\nMethod 2: Through screen Command\nThe primary function of the screen command is to display multiple screens on Linux and can also be used to kill the screen session on Linux. On Linux to kill a screen session there are some steps to be followed to use the screen command for terminating the screen session:\nStep 1: Get the Session ID\nTo kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions:\nscreen\n-ls\nStep 2: Kill the Screen Session using the screen Command\nOnce the session ID is known, execute the below-given syntax that uses the screen command to kill the screen session on Linux:\nscreen\n-X\n-S\n[\nsession ID\n]\nquit\nHere\nThe X flag is used to execute the screen command for the specified session ID,\nThe S flag specifies the session by the given ID.\nSo now, using the above-given syntax to kill the screen session, here the session ID for screen1 is 2959:\nscreen\n-X\n-S\n2959\nquit\nKilling a Screen Session Without Attaching and Using its Name\nIf the screen session is not attached, then after the listing of the screen sessions execute the below syntax:\nscreen\n-S\n<\nscreen-name\n>\n-X\nquit\nNote:\nTo use the screen command, you have to install it first so for that execute:\nsudo\napt\ninstall\nscreen\nMethod 3: Through pkill Command\nThe pkill is another utility that can be used to terminate or kill the screen session on Linux using the session’s full or partial name. It is quite similar to the kill command, here are two steps that are to be followed to kill the screen session using pkill:\nStep 1: Get the Session ID\nTo kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions:\nscreen\n-ls\nStep 2: Kill the Screen Session Using pkill Command\nAs in the previous step we listed the screen sessions that displayed their names as well, so now use the pkill command along with the session ID to kill the respective screen session:\npkill\n-s\n<\nsessionID\n>\nSo, now for demonstration, I have terminated the screen session having an ID 5140 by using the above syntax:\npkill\n-s\n5140\nMethod 4: Attach Screen and Exit\nOn Linux, the screen session can be terminated by just exciting it and for that first the screen session should be attached. So here are the two steps that you need to follow in this regard:\nStep 1: Attach the Screen Session\nTo attach the screen session just use the r flag with the screen command and the screen name, to get the list of attached and detached screens use the ls command:\nscreen\n-r\n<\nscreen-session-name\n>\nStep 2: Exit the Screen Session\nOnce you have attached the screen session, just execute the exit command and the screen will be terminated:\nexit\nConclusion\nScreen sessions in Linux provide users with the privilege of multitasking, which saves a lot of time while executing the commands. When a screen session is closed, it is most likely to still run in the background, which can consume unnecessary resources. To kill a screen session on Linux there are four ways: using pkill command, screen command, kill command, killall command, and exiting the attached screen.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#primary)\n\n[LinuxWays](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/)\n\n- [Ubuntu](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/ubuntu\/)\n- [Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/debian\/)\n- [Mint](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/mint\/)\n- [CentOS](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/centos\/)\n- [openSUSE](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/opensuse\/)\n- [Red Hat](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/red-hat\/)\n- [Manjaro](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/manjaro\/)\n- [Scripting](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/scripting\/)\n\n[Home](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/) \/ [Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/debian\/) \/ How to Kill a Screen Session in Linux?\n\nNovember 20, 2023\n\n[Talha Malik](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/author\/talha\/)\n\n7 min read\n\n[Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/debian\/)\n# How to Kill a Screen Session in Linux?\nTo kill a screen session on Linux there are four ways: using pkill command, the screen command, kill command and exiting the attached screen.\n\n![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11878aff027e0ae473e064a918614cca3c4c80e8376a852ee82a96a30f08db56?s=40&d=mm&r=g)\n\n[Talha Malik](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/author\/talha\/)\n\n![How to kill a screen session](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/How-to-kill-a-screen-session-copy.png)\n\nSessions on Linux are the shells that allow to interact the user with the system, thus acting as a bridge between the user and the kernel of the system. In the shell, there are multiple processes that are running and are referred to as a process group. In Linux screen sessions are a sort of multiplexer terminals as users can open up multiple terminal sessions which aids in multitasking. Moreover, these terminals can be opened in a single terminal window and can be detached depending on the utility.\n\nThe processes in the screen window will continue to run in the background even if the window is closed, which can consume a lot of system resources, thus leading to system instability. Therefore, it is necessary to kill the screen session once you have closed it.\n\n## **How to Kill a Screen Session**\nEvery process on Linux has its process ID through which it can be identified and can be used to terminate the respective process. Moreover, like the process ID, there is a session ID for each session running on Linux and there are numerous ways to kill the screen session:\n\n- [**Through kill command**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-2rm1cpwx32ut)\n- [**Through screen command**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-89vewv7eglfg)\n- [**Through pkill command**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-v9tcafvv3nw)\n- [**Attach and exit the session**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-uiwfm4cjsspg)\n## **Method 1: Through Kill Command**\nThe kill command is the built-in shell in Linux which is used to terminate the processes and sessions using their respective IDs. This command just sends the signal to process based on the options used with this command. By default, this command takes the -15 option if not specified, that is the signal of termination of the process. To kill the screen session on Linux using this kill command, here are some steps that should be followed:\n\n### **Step 1: Get the session ID**\nTo terminate or end any screen session on Linux, it is necessary to get the session ID for the respective session and for that, the following command is used:\n\nps \\-ef \\| grep \\<screen-session-name\\>\n\nHere,\n\n- The ps is for displaying the information of running screen sessions.\n- The flag e is for listing all the screen sessions either currently running or running in the background.\n- The flag f is used to display the full information for all the processes running.\n- The grep is used for searching the sessions with the given name.\n\nNow for demonstration, I have listed the screen session using the above given command:\n\nps \\-ef \\| grep screen\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-1.png)\n\n### **Step 2: Kill the session using session ID**\nOnce you have got the session ID execute the kill command to end the session process and here is the syntax for it:\n\nKill \\[option\\] \\<session-id\\>\n\nHere the option defines the type of signal to be sent to the session and there are three options that can be used with the kill command and those are:\n\n|   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| **Name of Signal** | **Number of Signal** | **Description** |\n| SIGTERM | 15 | Terminates the session or process, leaving the child processes. |\n| SIGKILL | 9 | It kills the session or process immediately, along with the child process. |\n| SIGHUP | 1 | Notifies the serial line drop process. |\n| SIGINT | 2 | Interprets the process |\n\nBy default, as mentioned above the option is set to 15 which means the termination of the screen session or process. Now use the above syntax to kill the screen session:\n\nKill \\-15 2884\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-2.png)\n\n### **Kill all the Screen Sessions**\nThis method is viable if you want to kill all the screens simultaneously, so just execute the killall command:\n\nkillall \\-15 screen\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-3.png)\n\n## **Method 2: Through screen Command**\nThe primary function of the screen command is to display multiple screens on Linux and can also be used to kill the screen session on Linux. On Linux to kill a screen session there are some steps to be followed to use the screen command for terminating the screen session:\n\n### **Step 1: Get the Session ID**\nTo kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions:\n\nscreen \\-ls\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-4.png)\n\n### **Step 2: Kill the Screen Session using the screen Command**\nOnce the session ID is known, execute the below-given syntax that uses the screen command to kill the screen session on Linux:\n\nscreen \\-X \\-S \\[session ID\\] quit\n\nHere\n\n- The X flag is used to execute the screen command for the specified session ID,\n- The S flag specifies the session by the given ID.\n\nSo now, using the above-given syntax to kill the screen session, here the session ID for screen1 is 2959:\n\nscreen \\-X \\-S 2959 quit\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-5.png)\n\n### **Killing a Screen Session Without Attaching and Using its Name**\nIf the screen session is not attached, then after the listing of the screen sessions execute the below syntax:\n\nscreen \\-S \\<screen-name\\> \\-X quit\n\n![A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-screenshot-of-a-computer-description-automatica.png)\n\n**Note:** To use the screen command, you have to install it first so for that execute:\n\nsudo apt install screen\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-7.png)\n\n## **Method 3: Through pkill Command**\nThe pkill is another utility that can be used to terminate or kill the screen session on Linux using the session’s full or partial name. It is quite similar to the kill command, here are two steps that are to be followed to kill the screen session using pkill:\n\n### **Step 1: Get the Session ID**\nTo kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions:\n\nscreen \\-ls\n\n**![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-8.png)**\n\n### **Step 2: Kill the Screen Session Using pkill Command**\nAs in the previous step we listed the screen sessions that displayed their names as well, so now use the pkill command along with the session ID to kill the respective screen session:\n\npkill \\-s \\<sessionID\\>\n\nSo, now for demonstration, I have terminated the screen session having an ID 5140 by using the above syntax:\n\npkill \\-s 5140\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-9.png)\n\n## **Method 4: Attach Screen and Exit**\nOn Linux, the screen session can be terminated by just exciting it and for that first the screen session should be attached. So here are the two steps that you need to follow in this regard:\n\n### **Step 1: Attach the Screen Session**\nTo attach the screen session just use the r flag with the screen command and the screen name, to get the list of attached and detached screens use the ls command:\n\nscreen \\-r \\<screen-session-name\\>\n\n**![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-10.png)**\n\n### **Step 2: Exit the Screen Session**\nOnce you have attached the screen session, just execute the exit command and the screen will be terminated:\n\nexit\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-11.png)\n\n## **Conclusion**\nScreen sessions in Linux provide users with the privilege of multitasking, which saves a lot of time while executing the commands. When a screen session is closed, it is most likely to still run in the background, which can consume unnecessary resources. To kill a screen session on Linux there are four ways: using pkill command, screen command, kill command, killall command, and exiting the attached screen.\n\nShare:\n\n[Twitter \/ X](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinuxways.net%2Fdebian%2Fkill-screen-session%2F&text=How%20to%20Kill%20a%20Screen%20Session%20in%20Linux%3F)\n\n[GitHub](https:\/\/github.com\/)\n\nCopy Link\n\n[Previous: How to Download and Install FFMPEG in Debian 12](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/download-install-ffmpeg-debian-12\/)\n\n[Next: How to unzip .tgz File Using the Terminal?](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/linux-commands\/unzip-tgz-file-using-terminal\/)\n\n![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11878aff027e0ae473e064a918614cca3c4c80e8376a852ee82a96a30f08db56?s=80&d=mm&r=g)\n\nWritten by\n\n[Talha Malik](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/author\/talha\/)\n\n[More Posts](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/author\/talha\/)\n\n### Related Articles\n[![How to Install MongoDB on Debian 12](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-to-Install-MongoDB-on-Debian-12.png) Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-mongodb-debian-12\/)\n\nFebruary 29, 2024\n\n[Laiba Younas](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/author\/laiba-younas\/)\n\n9 min read\n\n[Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/debian\/)\n## [How to Install MongoDB on Debian 12](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-mongodb-debian-12\/)\nYou can install the latest version of MongoDB on your Debian 12 system from the official MongoDB repository by adding it to your system.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-mongodb-debian-12\/)\n\n[![How to Install and Use Ping on Debian 12](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-to-Install-and-Use-Ping-on-Debian-12.png) Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-use-ping-debian-12\/)\n\nFebruary 29, 2024\n\n[Laiba Younas](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/author\/laiba-younas\/)\n\n7 min read\n\n[Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/debian\/)\n## [How to Install and Use Ping on Debian 12](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-use-ping-debian-12\/)\nYou can install the Ping command-line utility from the default Debian repository using the “sudo apt install iputils-ping” command.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-use-ping-debian-12\/)\n\n[![How to Install and Use Dig on Debian 12](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-to-Install-and-Use-Dig-on-Debian-12-.png) Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-use-dig-debian-12\/)\n\nFebruary 29, 2024\n\n[Laiba Younas](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/author\/laiba-younas\/)\n\n9 min read\n\n[Debian](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/category\/debian\/)\n## [How to Install and Use Dig on Debian 12](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-use-dig-debian-12\/)\nYou can install the Dig command-line utility from the default Debian repository using the “sudo apt install dnsutils” command.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/install-use-dig-debian-12\/)\n\n### Recent Posts\n- [![timezon in ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/timezon-in-ubuntu-24.04-150x150.jpg)How To Set or Change Timezone on Ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/ubuntu\/set-change-timezone-on-ubuntu-24-04\/)\n- [![yarn in ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yarn-in-ubuntu-24.04-150x150.jpg)How to Install Yarn on Ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/ubuntu\/install-yarn-ubuntu-24-04\/)\n- [![vlc in ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vlc-in-ubuntu-24.04-150x150.jpg)How To Install VLC on Ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/ubuntu\/install-vlc-ubuntu-24-04\/)\n- [![visual studio code in ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/visual-studio-code-in-ubuntu-24.04-150x150.jpg)How To Install Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/ubuntu\/install-visual-studio-code-on-ubuntu-24-04\/)\n- [![teamviewer in ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/teamviewer-in-ubuntu-24.04-150x150.jpg)How to Install Team Viewer on Ubuntu 24.04](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/ubuntu\/install-team-viewer-on-ubuntu-24-04\/)\n\n[LinuxWays](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/)\n\nThe Linux & Open Source Knowledge Hub\n\n[RSS](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/feed\/ \"RSS Feed\")\n\n**© 2023 Linux Hint LLC** [Linux Ways](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/) \\| [Privacy](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/privacy\/) \\| [Contact](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/contact-us\/)\n\n© 2026 LinuxWays. All rights reserved.\n\n![](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/flags\/4x3\/en_US.svg)English\n\n[![](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/flags\/4x3\/de_DE.svg)German](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/ \"German\")","attrs_readable_markdown":"Sessions on Linux are the shells that allow to interact the user with the system, thus acting as a bridge between the user and the kernel of the system. In the shell, there are multiple processes that are running and are referred to as a process group. In Linux screen sessions are a sort of multiplexer terminals as users can open up multiple terminal sessions which aids in multitasking. Moreover, these terminals can be opened in a single terminal window and can be detached depending on the utility.\n\nThe processes in the screen window will continue to run in the background even if the window is closed, which can consume a lot of system resources, thus leading to system instability. Therefore, it is necessary to kill the screen session once you have closed it.\n\n## **How to Kill a Screen Session**\nEvery process on Linux has its process ID through which it can be identified and can be used to terminate the respective process. Moreover, like the process ID, there is a session ID for each session running on Linux and there are numerous ways to kill the screen session:\n\n- [**Through kill command**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-2rm1cpwx32ut)\n- [**Through screen command**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-89vewv7eglfg)\n- [**Through pkill command**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-v9tcafvv3nw)\n- [**Attach and exit the session**](https:\/\/linuxways.net\/debian\/kill-screen-session\/#post-23182-uiwfm4cjsspg)\n## **Method 1: Through Kill Command**\nThe kill command is the built-in shell in Linux which is used to terminate the processes and sessions using their respective IDs. This command just sends the signal to process based on the options used with this command. By default, this command takes the -15 option if not specified, that is the signal of termination of the process. To kill the screen session on Linux using this kill command, here are some steps that should be followed:\n\n### **Step 1: Get the session ID**\nTo terminate or end any screen session on Linux, it is necessary to get the session ID for the respective session and for that, the following command is used:\n\nps \\-ef \\| grep \\<screen-session-name\\>\n\nHere,\n\n- The ps is for displaying the information of running screen sessions.\n- The flag e is for listing all the screen sessions either currently running or running in the background.\n- The flag f is used to display the full information for all the processes running.\n- The grep is used for searching the sessions with the given name.\n\nNow for demonstration, I have listed the screen session using the above given command:\n\nps \\-ef \\| grep screen\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-1.png)\n\n### **Step 2: Kill the session using session ID**\nOnce you have got the session ID execute the kill command to end the session process and here is the syntax for it:\n\nKill \\[option\\] \\<session-id\\>\n\nHere the option defines the type of signal to be sent to the session and there are three options that can be used with the kill command and those are:\n\n|   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| **Name of Signal** | **Number of Signal** | **Description** |\n| SIGTERM | 15 | Terminates the session or process, leaving the child processes. |\n| SIGKILL | 9 | It kills the session or process immediately, along with the child process. |\n| SIGHUP | 1 | Notifies the serial line drop process. |\n| SIGINT | 2 | Interprets the process |\n\nBy default, as mentioned above the option is set to 15 which means the termination of the screen session or process. Now use the above syntax to kill the screen session:\n\nKill \\-15 2884\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-2.png)\n\n### **Kill all the Screen Sessions**\nThis method is viable if you want to kill all the screens simultaneously, so just execute the killall command:\n\nkillall \\-15 screen\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-3.png)\n\n## **Method 2: Through screen Command**\nThe primary function of the screen command is to display multiple screens on Linux and can also be used to kill the screen session on Linux. On Linux to kill a screen session there are some steps to be followed to use the screen command for terminating the screen session:\n\n### **Step 1: Get the Session ID**\nTo kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions:\n\nscreen \\-ls\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-4.png)\n\n### **Step 2: Kill the Screen Session using the screen Command**\nOnce the session ID is known, execute the below-given syntax that uses the screen command to kill the screen session on Linux:\n\nscreen \\-X \\-S \\[session ID\\] quit\n\nHere\n\n- The X flag is used to execute the screen command for the specified session ID,\n- The S flag specifies the session by the given ID.\n\nSo now, using the above-given syntax to kill the screen session, here the session ID for screen1 is 2959:\n\nscreen \\-X \\-S 2959 quit\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-5.png)\n\n### **Killing a Screen Session Without Attaching and Using its Name**\nIf the screen session is not attached, then after the listing of the screen sessions execute the below syntax:\n\nscreen \\-S \\<screen-name\\> \\-X quit\n\n![A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-screenshot-of-a-computer-description-automatica.png)\n\n**Note:** To use the screen command, you have to install it first so for that execute:\n\nsudo apt install screen\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-7.png)\n\n## **Method 3: Through pkill Command**\nThe pkill is another utility that can be used to terminate or kill the screen session on Linux using the session’s full or partial name. It is quite similar to the kill command, here are two steps that are to be followed to kill the screen session using pkill:\n\n### **Step 1: Get the Session ID**\nTo kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions:\n\nscreen \\-ls\n\n**![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-8.png)**\n\n### **Step 2: Kill the Screen Session Using pkill Command**\nAs in the previous step we listed the screen sessions that displayed their names as well, so now use the pkill command along with the session ID to kill the respective screen session:\n\npkill \\-s \\<sessionID\\>\n\nSo, now for demonstration, I have terminated the screen session having an ID 5140 by using the above syntax:\n\npkill \\-s 5140\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-9.png)\n\n## **Method 4: Attach Screen and Exit**\nOn Linux, the screen session can be terminated by just exciting it and for that first the screen session should be attached. So here are the two steps that you need to follow in this regard:\n\n### **Step 1: Attach the Screen Session**\nTo attach the screen session just use the r flag with the screen command and the screen name, to get the list of attached and detached screens use the ls command:\n\nscreen \\-r \\<screen-session-name\\>\n\n**![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-10.png)**\n\n### **Step 2: Exit the Screen Session**\nOnce you have attached the screen session, just execute the exit command and the screen will be terminated:\n\nexit\n\n![](http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/word-image-23182-11.png)\n\n## **Conclusion**\nScreen sessions in Linux provide users with the privilege of multitasking, which saves a lot of time while executing the commands. When a screen session is closed, it is most likely to still run in the background, which can consume unnecessary resources. 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Boilerpipe Text	Sessions on Linux are the shells that allow to interact the user with the system, thus acting as a bridge between the user and the kernel of the system. In the shell, there are multiple processes that are running and are referred to as a process group. In Linux screen sessions are a sort of multiplexer terminals as users can open up multiple terminal sessions which aids in multitasking. Moreover, these terminals can be opened in a single terminal window and can be detached depending on the utility. The processes in the screen window will continue to run in the background even if the window is closed, which can consume a lot of system resources, thus leading to system instability. Therefore, it is necessary to kill the screen session once you have closed it. How to Kill a Screen Session Every process on Linux has its process ID through which it can be identified and can be used to terminate the respective process. Moreover, like the process ID, there is a session ID for each session running on Linux and there are numerous ways to kill the screen session: Through kill command Through screen command Through pkill command Attach and exit the session Method 1: Through Kill Command The kill command is the built-in shell in Linux which is used to terminate the processes and sessions using their respective IDs. This command just sends the signal to process based on the options used with this command. By default, this command takes the -15 option if not specified, that is the signal of termination of the process. To kill the screen session on Linux using this kill command, here are some steps that should be followed: Step 1: Get the session ID To terminate or end any screen session on Linux, it is necessary to get the session ID for the respective session and for that, the following command is used: ps -ef \| grep < screen-session-name > Here, The ps is for displaying the information of running screen sessions. The flag e is for listing all the screen sessions either currently running or running in the background. The flag f is used to display the full information for all the processes running. The grep is used for searching the sessions with the given name. Now for demonstration, I have listed the screen session using the above given command: ps -ef \| grep screen Step 2: Kill the session using session ID Once you have got the session ID execute the kill command to end the session process and here is the syntax for it: Kill [ option ] < session-id > Here the option defines the type of signal to be sent to the session and there are three options that can be used with the kill command and those are: Name of Signal Number of Signal Description SIGTERM 15 Terminates the session or process, leaving the child processes. SIGKILL 9 It kills the session or process immediately, along with the child process. SIGHUP 1 Notifies the serial line drop process. SIGINT 2 Interprets the process By default, as mentioned above the option is set to 15 which means the termination of the screen session or process. Now use the above syntax to kill the screen session: Kill -15 2884 Kill all the Screen Sessions This method is viable if you want to kill all the screens simultaneously, so just execute the killall command: killall -15 screen Method 2: Through screen Command The primary function of the screen command is to display multiple screens on Linux and can also be used to kill the screen session on Linux. On Linux to kill a screen session there are some steps to be followed to use the screen command for terminating the screen session: Step 1: Get the Session ID To kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions: screen -ls Step 2: Kill the Screen Session using the screen Command Once the session ID is known, execute the below-given syntax that uses the screen command to kill the screen session on Linux: screen -X -S [ session ID ] quit Here The X flag is used to execute the screen command for the specified session ID, The S flag specifies the session by the given ID. So now, using the above-given syntax to kill the screen session, here the session ID for screen1 is 2959: screen -X -S 2959 quit Killing a Screen Session Without Attaching and Using its Name If the screen session is not attached, then after the listing of the screen sessions execute the below syntax: screen -S < screen-name > -X quit Note: To use the screen command, you have to install it first so for that execute: sudo apt install screen Method 3: Through pkill Command The pkill is another utility that can be used to terminate or kill the screen session on Linux using the session’s full or partial name. It is quite similar to the kill command, here are two steps that are to be followed to kill the screen session using pkill: Step 1: Get the Session ID To kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions: screen -ls Step 2: Kill the Screen Session Using pkill Command As in the previous step we listed the screen sessions that displayed their names as well, so now use the pkill command along with the session ID to kill the respective screen session: pkill -s < sessionID > So, now for demonstration, I have terminated the screen session having an ID 5140 by using the above syntax: pkill -s 5140 Method 4: Attach Screen and Exit On Linux, the screen session can be terminated by just exciting it and for that first the screen session should be attached. So here are the two steps that you need to follow in this regard: Step 1: Attach the Screen Session To attach the screen session just use the r flag with the screen command and the screen name, to get the list of attached and detached screens use the ls command: screen -r < screen-session-name > Step 2: Exit the Screen Session Once you have attached the screen session, just execute the exit command and the screen will be terminated: exit Conclusion Screen sessions in Linux provide users with the privilege of multitasking, which saves a lot of time while executing the commands. When a screen session is closed, it is most likely to still run in the background, which can consume unnecessary resources. To kill a screen session on Linux there are four ways: using pkill command, screen command, kill command, killall command, and exiting the attached screen.
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To kill a screen session on Linux there are four ways: using pkill command, the screen command, kill command and exiting the attached screen. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/11878aff027e0ae473e064a918614cca3c4c80e8376a852ee82a96a30f08db56?s=40&d=mm&r=g) [Talha Malik](https://linuxways.net/author/talha/) ![How to kill a screen session](https://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/How-to-kill-a-screen-session-copy.png) Sessions on Linux are the shells that allow to interact the user with the system, thus acting as a bridge between the user and the kernel of the system. In the shell, there are multiple processes that are running and are referred to as a process group. In Linux screen sessions are a sort of multiplexer terminals as users can open up multiple terminal sessions which aids in multitasking. Moreover, these terminals can be opened in a single terminal window and can be detached depending on the utility. The processes in the screen window will continue to run in the background even if the window is closed, which can consume a lot of system resources, thus leading to system instability. Therefore, it is necessary to kill the screen session once you have closed it. ## How to Kill a Screen Session Every process on Linux has its process ID through which it can be identified and can be used to terminate the respective process. Moreover, like the process ID, there is a session ID for each session running on Linux and there are numerous ways to kill the screen session: - [Through kill command](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-2rm1cpwx32ut) - [Through screen command](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-89vewv7eglfg) - [Through pkill command](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-v9tcafvv3nw) - [Attach and exit the session](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-uiwfm4cjsspg) ## Method 1: Through Kill Command The kill command is the built-in shell in Linux which is used to terminate the processes and sessions using their respective IDs. This command just sends the signal to process based on the options used with this command. By default, this command takes the -15 option if not specified, that is the signal of termination of the process. To kill the screen session on Linux using this kill command, here are some steps that should be followed: ### Step 1: Get the session ID To terminate or end any screen session on Linux, it is necessary to get the session ID for the respective session and for that, the following command is used: ps \-ef \\| grep \<screen-session-name\> Here, - The ps is for displaying the information of running screen sessions. - The flag e is for listing all the screen sessions either currently running or running in the background. - The flag f is used to display the full information for all the processes running. - The grep is used for searching the sessions with the given name. Now for demonstration, I have listed the screen session using the above given command: ps \-ef \\| grep screen ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-1.png) ### Step 2: Kill the session using session ID Once you have got the session ID execute the kill command to end the session process and here is the syntax for it: Kill \[option\] \<session-id\> Here the option defines the type of signal to be sent to the session and there are three options that can be used with the kill command and those are: \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| Name of Signal \| Number of Signal \| Description \| \| SIGTERM \| 15 \| Terminates the session or process, leaving the child processes. \| \| SIGKILL \| 9 \| It kills the session or process immediately, along with the child process. \| \| SIGHUP \| 1 \| Notifies the serial line drop process. \| \| SIGINT \| 2 \| Interprets the process \| By default, as mentioned above the option is set to 15 which means the termination of the screen session or process. Now use the above syntax to kill the screen session: Kill \-15 2884 ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-2.png) ### Kill all the Screen Sessions This method is viable if you want to kill all the screens simultaneously, so just execute the killall command: killall \-15 screen ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-3.png) ## Method 2: Through screen Command The primary function of the screen command is to display multiple screens on Linux and can also be used to kill the screen session on Linux. On Linux to kill a screen session there are some steps to be followed to use the screen command for terminating the screen session: ### Step 1: Get the Session ID To kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions: screen \-ls ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-4.png) ### Step 2: Kill the Screen Session using the screen Command Once the session ID is known, execute the below-given syntax that uses the screen command to kill the screen session on Linux: screen \-X \-S \[session ID\] quit Here - The X flag is used to execute the screen command for the specified session ID, - The S flag specifies the session by the given ID. So now, using the above-given syntax to kill the screen session, here the session ID for screen1 is 2959: screen \-X \-S 2959 quit ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-5.png) ### Killing a Screen Session Without Attaching and Using its Name If the screen session is not attached, then after the listing of the screen sessions execute the below syntax: screen \-S \<screen-name\> \-X quit ![A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/a-screenshot-of-a-computer-description-automatica.png) Note: To use the screen command, you have to install it first so for that execute: sudo apt install screen ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-7.png) ## Method 3: Through pkill Command The pkill is another utility that can be used to terminate or kill the screen session on Linux using the session’s full or partial name. It is quite similar to the kill command, here are two steps that are to be followed to kill the screen session using pkill: ### Step 1: Get the Session ID To kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions: screen \-ls ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-8.png) ### Step 2: Kill the Screen Session Using pkill Command As in the previous step we listed the screen sessions that displayed their names as well, so now use the pkill command along with the session ID to kill the respective screen session: pkill \-s \<sessionID\> So, now for demonstration, I have terminated the screen session having an ID 5140 by using the above syntax: pkill \-s 5140 ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-9.png) ## Method 4: Attach Screen and Exit On Linux, the screen session can be terminated by just exciting it and for that first the screen session should be attached. So here are the two steps that you need to follow in this regard: ### Step 1: Attach the Screen Session To attach the screen session just use the r flag with the screen command and the screen name, to get the list of attached and detached screens use the ls command: screen \-r \<screen-session-name\> ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-10.png) ### Step 2: Exit the Screen Session Once you have attached the screen session, just execute the exit command and the screen will be terminated: exit ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-11.png) ## Conclusion Screen sessions in Linux provide users with the privilege of multitasking, which saves a lot of time while executing the commands. When a screen session is closed, it is most likely to still run in the background, which can consume unnecessary resources. To kill a screen session on Linux there are four ways: using pkill command, screen command, kill command, killall command, and exiting the attached screen. 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Readable Markdown	Sessions on Linux are the shells that allow to interact the user with the system, thus acting as a bridge between the user and the kernel of the system. In the shell, there are multiple processes that are running and are referred to as a process group. In Linux screen sessions are a sort of multiplexer terminals as users can open up multiple terminal sessions which aids in multitasking. Moreover, these terminals can be opened in a single terminal window and can be detached depending on the utility. The processes in the screen window will continue to run in the background even if the window is closed, which can consume a lot of system resources, thus leading to system instability. Therefore, it is necessary to kill the screen session once you have closed it. ## How to Kill a Screen Session Every process on Linux has its process ID through which it can be identified and can be used to terminate the respective process. Moreover, like the process ID, there is a session ID for each session running on Linux and there are numerous ways to kill the screen session: - [Through kill command](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-2rm1cpwx32ut) - [Through screen command](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-89vewv7eglfg) - [Through pkill command](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-v9tcafvv3nw) - [Attach and exit the session](https://linuxways.net/debian/kill-screen-session/#post-23182-uiwfm4cjsspg) ## Method 1: Through Kill Command The kill command is the built-in shell in Linux which is used to terminate the processes and sessions using their respective IDs. This command just sends the signal to process based on the options used with this command. By default, this command takes the -15 option if not specified, that is the signal of termination of the process. To kill the screen session on Linux using this kill command, here are some steps that should be followed: ### Step 1: Get the session ID To terminate or end any screen session on Linux, it is necessary to get the session ID for the respective session and for that, the following command is used: ps \-ef \\| grep \<screen-session-name\> Here, - The ps is for displaying the information of running screen sessions. - The flag e is for listing all the screen sessions either currently running or running in the background. - The flag f is used to display the full information for all the processes running. - The grep is used for searching the sessions with the given name. Now for demonstration, I have listed the screen session using the above given command: ps \-ef \\| grep screen ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-1.png) ### Step 2: Kill the session using session ID Once you have got the session ID execute the kill command to end the session process and here is the syntax for it: Kill \[option\] \<session-id\> Here the option defines the type of signal to be sent to the session and there are three options that can be used with the kill command and those are: \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| Name of Signal \| Number of Signal \| Description \| \| SIGTERM \| 15 \| Terminates the session or process, leaving the child processes. \| \| SIGKILL \| 9 \| It kills the session or process immediately, along with the child process. \| \| SIGHUP \| 1 \| Notifies the serial line drop process. \| \| SIGINT \| 2 \| Interprets the process \| By default, as mentioned above the option is set to 15 which means the termination of the screen session or process. Now use the above syntax to kill the screen session: Kill \-15 2884 ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-2.png) ### Kill all the Screen Sessions This method is viable if you want to kill all the screens simultaneously, so just execute the killall command: killall \-15 screen ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-3.png) ## Method 2: Through screen Command The primary function of the screen command is to display multiple screens on Linux and can also be used to kill the screen session on Linux. On Linux to kill a screen session there are some steps to be followed to use the screen command for terminating the screen session: ### Step 1: Get the Session ID To kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions: screen \-ls ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-4.png) ### Step 2: Kill the Screen Session using the screen Command Once the session ID is known, execute the below-given syntax that uses the screen command to kill the screen session on Linux: screen \-X \-S \[session ID\] quit Here - The X flag is used to execute the screen command for the specified session ID, - The S flag specifies the session by the given ID. So now, using the above-given syntax to kill the screen session, here the session ID for screen1 is 2959: screen \-X \-S 2959 quit ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-5.png) ### Killing a Screen Session Without Attaching and Using its Name If the screen session is not attached, then after the listing of the screen sessions execute the below syntax: screen \-S \<screen-name\> \-X quit ![A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/a-screenshot-of-a-computer-description-automatica.png) Note: To use the screen command, you have to install it first so for that execute: sudo apt install screen ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-7.png) ## Method 3: Through pkill Command The pkill is another utility that can be used to terminate or kill the screen session on Linux using the session’s full or partial name. It is quite similar to the kill command, here are two steps that are to be followed to kill the screen session using pkill: ### Step 1: Get the Session ID To kill any screen session, to attach or detach the screens on Linux its ID is required, so in that case the screen command can be used with the ls flag to list down all the running screen sessions: screen \-ls ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-8.png) ### Step 2: Kill the Screen Session Using pkill Command As in the previous step we listed the screen sessions that displayed their names as well, so now use the pkill command along with the session ID to kill the respective screen session: pkill \-s \<sessionID\> So, now for demonstration, I have terminated the screen session having an ID 5140 by using the above syntax: pkill \-s 5140 ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-9.png) ## Method 4: Attach Screen and Exit On Linux, the screen session can be terminated by just exciting it and for that first the screen session should be attached. So here are the two steps that you need to follow in this regard: ### Step 1: Attach the Screen Session To attach the screen session just use the r flag with the screen command and the screen name, to get the list of attached and detached screens use the ls command: screen \-r \<screen-session-name\> ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-10.png) ### Step 2: Exit the Screen Session Once you have attached the screen session, just execute the exit command and the screen will be terminated: exit ![](http://linuxways.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/word-image-23182-11.png) ## Conclusion Screen sessions in Linux provide users with the privilege of multitasking, which saves a lot of time while executing the commands. When a screen session is closed, it is most likely to still run in the background, which can consume unnecessary resources. To kill a screen session on Linux there are four ways: using pkill command, screen command, kill command, killall command, and exiting the attached screen.
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