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screen:tldr:08463
screen: Kill a detached screen.
$ screen -X -S ${session_name} quit
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The command "screen -X -S ${session_name} quit" is used to quit or close a screen session with the specified session name.
Here's the breakdown of the command:
- "screen" is the command for creating and managing terminal sessions. It allows you to have multiple terminal sessions within a single physical terminal.
- "-X" is an option or flag used with the "screen" command, which tells it to send a command to the specified session.
- "-S ${session_name}" is also an option used with "screen". It specifies the session name to which the command should be sent.
${session_name}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of the session you want to quit. - "quit" is the actual command being sent to the specified session. It instructs the session to terminate and close.
So, when you execute this command, the specified screen session will receive the "quit" command, causing it to close and terminate.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.