# 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.)
```