Kill detached screen session [closed]

Solution 1:

"kill" will only kill one screen window. To "kill" the complete session, use quit.

Example

$ screen -X -S [session # you want to kill] quit

For dead sessions use: $ screen -wipe

Solution 2:

You can kill a detached session which is not responding within the screen session by doing the following.

  1. Type screen -list to identify the detached screen session.

    ~$ screen -list  
        There are screens on:  
             20751.Melvin_Peter_V42  (Detached)  
    

    Note: 20751.Melvin_Peter_V42 is your session id.

  2. Get attached to the detached screen session

    screen -r 20751.Melvin_Peter_V42
  3. Once connected to the session press Ctrl + A then type :quit