# devel/pop-screen

Tags: dev | interface

Command: `devel/pop-screen`

Forcibly closes the current screen.

Running this tool is usually equivalent to pressing `Esc` (`LEAVESCREEN`), but will bypass the screen’s input handling. This is intended primarily for development, if you have created a screen whose input handling throws an error before it handles `Esc` (or if you have forgotten to handle `Esc` entirely).

Warning

If you run this script when the current screen does not have a parent, this will cause DF to exit immediately. These screens include:

- The main fortress mode screen (`viewscreen_dwarfmodest`)

- The main adventure mode screen (`viewscreen_dungeonmodest`)

- The main legends mode screen (`viewscreen_legendsst`)

- The title screen (`viewscreen_titlest`)

## Usage

    devel/pop-screen