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Calculated Shard: 19 (from laksa032)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa019.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://serverfault.com/questions/1104428/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://serverfault.com/questions/1104428/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/serverfault.com\/questions\/1104428\/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt","crawl_time":1773994704,"first_indexed_time":1656521143,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,serverfault!\/questions\/1104428\/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt s443","src_root_hash":"4232792808108743419","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Quitting screen without a prompt - Server Fault","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"1\nI would like to exit my active screen session and kill (not detach) the session.\nThis is done with\nCTRL + a\nand then\nk\n, however screen then then prompts you \"Really kill this window [y\/n]\" and you have to respond with\ny\nto kill the session.\nIs there a way to do this without having to confirm with\ny\n?\nNote:\nScreen is being used to connect to a physical console TTY session so I cannot just type \"exit\" to kill the session. (ex:\nscreen \/dev\/ttyUSB1 9600\n)\nasked\nJun 29, 2022 at 16:39\n2\n3\nCTRL + A\nfollowed by\n:\n(to enter command line mode) and then\nkill\nappears to kill the current screen window without further prompting.\nIf you add something like this to your\n.screenrc\nyou can do\nCTRL + A\nfollowed by\nE\nand then hit enter.\nbind e colon kill\nYou may in fact be able to get that to auto-submit, if you change the line like this:\nbind e colon \"kill\\015\"\nWhere\n\\015\nis the octal representation of CR (carriage return).\nYou may still get the\nWindow X (...title...) killed\nnotification but the screen window will be gone without further keys needing to be pressed.\nanswered\nJun 30, 2022 at 2:33\n1\nYou must\nlog in\nto answer this question.\nStart asking to get answers\nFind the answer to your question by asking.\nAsk question\nExplore related questions\nSee similar questions with these tags.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to main content](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/questions\/1104428\/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt#content)\n\n#### Stack Exchange Network\nStack Exchange network consists of 183 Q\\&A communities including [Stack Overflow](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/), the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.\n\n[Visit Stack Exchange](https:\/\/stackexchange.com\/)\n\n1. - [Tour Start here for a quick overview of the site](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/tour)\n   - [Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/help)\n   - [Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site](https:\/\/meta.serverfault.com\/)\n   - [About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company, and our products](https:\/\/stackoverflow.co\/)\n2. ### [current community](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/)\n   - [Server Fault](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/)\n     [help](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/help) [chat](https:\/\/chat.stackexchange.com\/?tab=site&host=serverfault.com)\n   - [Meta Server Fault](https:\/\/meta.serverfault.com\/)\n   ### your communities\n   [Sign up](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/users\/signup?ssrc=site_switcher&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fserverfault.com%2Fquestions%2F1104428%2Fquitting-screen-without-a-prompt) or [log in](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/users\/login?ssrc=site_switcher&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fserverfault.com%2Fquestions%2F1104428%2Fquitting-screen-without-a-prompt) to customize your list.\n   \n   ### [more stack exchange communities](https:\/\/stackexchange.com\/sites)\n   [company blog](https:\/\/stackoverflow.blog\/)\n3. 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(ex: `screen \/dev\/ttyUSB1 9600`)\n\n- [gnu-screen](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/questions\/tagged\/gnu-screen \"show questions tagged 'gnu-screen'\")\n\n[Share](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/q\/1104428 \"Short permalink to this question\")\n\n[Improve this question](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/posts\/1104428\/edit)\n\nFollow\n\n[edited Jun 29, 2022 at 21:08](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/posts\/1104428\/revisions \"show all edits to this post\")\n\nasked Jun 29, 2022 at 16:39\n\n[![Rino Bino's user avatar](https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AOh14GgX_4VZPW0FJAdFUpmb8IKFJTN9HvB4pbgdtoSd=k-s64)](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/users\/583269\/rino-bino)\n\n[Rino Bino](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/users\/583269\/rino-bino)\n\n72222 gold badges1313 silver badges3535 bronze badges\n\n2\n\n- just type `exit`\n  \n  Esther\n  \n  – [Esther](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/users\/964260\/esther \"101 reputation\")\n  \n  2022-06-29 16:47:55 +00:00\n  \n  Commented Jun 29, 2022 at 16:47\n- That doesn't apply to my situation, I'm using screen to access a physical ttyUSB console session. There is no \"exit\" it's just sitting at a login prompt as-if I'm physically at the machine.\n  \n  Rino Bino\n  \n  – [Rino Bino](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/users\/583269\/rino-bino \"722 reputation\")\n  \n  2022-06-29 17:23:46 +00:00\n  \n  Commented Jun 29, 2022 at 17:23\n\n[Add a comment](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/questions\/1104428\/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt \"Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.\")   \\|\n\n## 1 Answer 1\nSorted by:\n\n[Reset to default](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/questions\/1104428\/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top)\n\n3\n\n`CTRL + A` followed by `:` (to enter command line mode) and then `kill` appears to kill the current screen window without further prompting.\n\nIf you add something like this to your `.screenrc` you can do `CTRL + A` followed by `E` and then hit enter.\n```\nbind e colon kill\n```\nYou may in fact be able to get that to auto-submit, if you change the line like this:\n```\nbind e colon \"kill\\015\"\n```\nWhere `\\015` is the octal representation of CR (carriage return). 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(ex: `screen \/dev\/ttyUSB1 9600`)\n\nasked Jun 29, 2022 at 16:39\n\n[![Rino Bino's user avatar](https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AOh14GgX_4VZPW0FJAdFUpmb8IKFJTN9HvB4pbgdtoSd=k-s64)](https:\/\/serverfault.com\/users\/583269\/rino-bino)\n\n2\n\n3\n\n`CTRL + A` followed by `:` (to enter command line mode) and then `kill` appears to kill the current screen window without further prompting.\n\nIf you add something like this to your `.screenrc` you can do `CTRL + A` followed by `E` and then hit enter.\n```\nbind e colon kill\n```\nYou may in fact be able to get that to auto-submit, if you change the line like this:\n```\nbind e colon \"kill\\015\"\n```\nWhere `\\015` is the octal representation of CR (carriage return). 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Boilerpipe Text	1 I would like to exit my active screen session and kill (not detach) the session. This is done with CTRL + a and then k , however screen then then prompts you "Really kill this window [y/n]" and you have to respond with y to kill the session. Is there a way to do this without having to confirm with y ? Note: Screen is being used to connect to a physical console TTY session so I cannot just type "exit" to kill the session. (ex: screen /dev/ttyUSB1 9600 ) asked Jun 29, 2022 at 16:39 2 3 CTRL + A followed by : (to enter command line mode) and then kill appears to kill the current screen window without further prompting. If you add something like this to your .screenrc you can do CTRL + A followed by E and then hit enter. bind e colon kill You may in fact be able to get that to auto-submit, if you change the line like this: bind e colon "kill\015" Where \015 is the octal representation of CR (carriage return). You may still get the Window X (...title...) killed notification but the screen window will be gone without further keys needing to be pressed. answered Jun 30, 2022 at 2:33 1 You must log in to answer this question. Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. Ask question Explore related questions See similar questions with these tags.
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(ex: `screen /dev/ttyUSB1 9600`) - [gnu-screen](https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/gnu-screen "show questions tagged 'gnu-screen'") [Share](https://serverfault.com/q/1104428 "Short permalink to this question") [Improve this question](https://serverfault.com/posts/1104428/edit) Follow [edited Jun 29, 2022 at 21:08](https://serverfault.com/posts/1104428/revisions "show all edits to this post") asked Jun 29, 2022 at 16:39 [![Rino Bino's user avatar](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GgX_4VZPW0FJAdFUpmb8IKFJTN9HvB4pbgdtoSd=k-s64)](https://serverfault.com/users/583269/rino-bino) [Rino Bino](https://serverfault.com/users/583269/rino-bino) 72222 gold badges1313 silver badges3535 bronze badges 2 - just type `exit` Esther – [Esther](https://serverfault.com/users/964260/esther "101 reputation") 2022-06-29 16:47:55 +00:00 Commented Jun 29, 2022 at 16:47 - That doesn't apply to my situation, I'm using screen to access a physical ttyUSB console session. There is no "exit" it's just sitting at a login prompt as-if I'm physically at the machine. Rino Bino – [Rino Bino](https://serverfault.com/users/583269/rino-bino "722 reputation") 2022-06-29 17:23:46 +00:00 Commented Jun 29, 2022 at 17:23 [Add a comment](https://serverfault.com/questions/1104428/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.") \\| ## 1 Answer 1 Sorted by: [Reset to default](https://serverfault.com/questions/1104428/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top) 3 `CTRL + A` followed by `:` (to enter command line mode) and then `kill` appears to kill the current screen window without further prompting. If you add something like this to your `.screenrc` you can do `CTRL + A` followed by `E` and then hit enter. ``` bind e colon kill ``` You may in fact be able to get that to auto-submit, if you change the line like this: ``` bind e colon "kill\015" ``` Where `\015` is the octal representation of CR (carriage return). You may still get the `Window X (...title...) killed` notification but the screen window will be gone without further keys needing to be pressed. [Share](https://serverfault.com/a/1104462 "Short permalink to this answer") [Improve this answer](https://serverfault.com/posts/1104462/edit) Follow [edited Jul 1, 2022 at 18:24](https://serverfault.com/posts/1104462/revisions "show all edits to this post") answered Jun 30, 2022 at 2:33 [![Erwin's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/sJRKE.png?s=64)](https://serverfault.com/users/972294/erwin) [Erwin](https://serverfault.com/users/972294/erwin) 14633 bronze badges 1 - Great thorough answer, and it works... appreciated. Rino Bino – [Rino Bino](https://serverfault.com/users/583269/rino-bino "722 reputation") 2022-07-01 19:45:34 +00:00 Commented Jul 1, 2022 at 19:45 [Add a comment](https://serverfault.com/questions/1104428/quitting-screen-without-a-prompt "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \\| ## You must [log in](https://serverfault.com/users/login?ssrc=question_page&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fserverfault.com%2Fquestions%2F1104428) to answer this question. Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. 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Readable Markdown	1 I would like to exit my active screen session and kill (not detach) the session. This is done with `CTRL + a` and then `k`, however screen then then prompts you "Really kill this window \[y/n\]" and you have to respond with `y` to kill the session. Is there a way to do this without having to confirm with `y` ? * Note:** Screen is being used to connect to a physical console TTY session so I cannot just type "exit" to kill the session. (ex: `screen /dev/ttyUSB1 9600`) asked Jun 29, 2022 at 16:39 [![Rino Bino's user avatar](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GgX_4VZPW0FJAdFUpmb8IKFJTN9HvB4pbgdtoSd=k-s64)](https://serverfault.com/users/583269/rino-bino) 2 3 `CTRL + A` followed by `:` (to enter command line mode) and then `kill` appears to kill the current screen window without further prompting. If you add something like this to your `.screenrc` you can do `CTRL + A` followed by `E` and then hit enter. ``` bind e colon kill ``` You may in fact be able to get that to auto-submit, if you change the line like this: ``` bind e colon "kill\015" ``` Where `\015` is the octal representation of CR (carriage return). You may still get the `Window X (...title...) killed` notification but the screen window will be gone without further keys needing to be pressed. answered Jun 30, 2022 at 2:33 [![Erwin's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/sJRKE.png?s=64)](https://serverfault.com/users/972294/erwin) 1 ## You must [log in](https://serverfault.com/users/login?ssrc=question_page&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fserverfault.com%2Fquestions%2F1104428) to answer this question. Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. [Ask question](https://serverfault.com/questions/ask) Explore related questions See similar questions with these tags.
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