Kill detached screen session [closed]

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

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

For dead sessions use: $ screen -wipe

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

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.
Get attached to the detached screen session
```
screen -r 20751.Melvin_Peter_V42
```
Once connected to the session press Ctrl + A then type :quit

linux kill gnu-screen

List screens:

screen -list

Output:

There is a screen on:23536.pts-0.wdzee       (10/04/2012 08:40:45 AM)        (Detached)1 Socket in /var/run/screen/S-root.

Kill screen session:

screen -S 23536 -X quit

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