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layout: docs
page_title: sessions - Command
description: >-
  The "sessions" command performs operations on Boundary session resources. A session is a set of related connections between a user and host.
---

# sessions

Command: `boundary sessions`

The `sessions` command lets you perform operations on Boundary session resources.

## Example

The following command reads the details of a session with the id `s_1234567890`:

```shell-session
$ boundary sessions read -id s_1234567890
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
Usage: boundary sessions <subcommand> [options] [args]
  # ...
Subcommands:
    cancel    Cancel a session
    list      List a session
    read      Read a session
```

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For more information, examples, and usage, click on the name
of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:

- [cancel](/boundary/docs/commands/sessions/cancel)
- [list](/boundary/docs/commands/sessions/list)
- [read](/boundary/docs/commands/sessions/read)