For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt. This page is also available as Markdown.

Break out and escape SSH session

Problem

SSH session is stuck and cannot be exited by entering exit or CTRL+D

And we need to break out this session without closing terminal emulator

How to solve?

Press ~ then press .

Why? Because ~. is an escape sequence that can terminate SSH session

More details:

Supported escape sequences:
  ~.  - terminate session
  ~B  - send a BREAK to the remote system
  ~R  - Request rekey (SSH protocol 2 only)
  ~#  - list forwarded connections
  ~?  - this message
  ~~  - send the escape character by typing it twice
(Note that escapes are only recognized immediately after newline.)

Last updated