docker-container-kill

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NAME

   docker-container-kill - Kill one or more running containers

SYNOPSIS

   docker container kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

DESCRIPTION

   The  docker kill subcommand kills one or more containers. The main process inside the container is sent SIGKILL signal (default), or the signal that is specified with the --signal op‐
   tion. You can reference a container by its ID, ID-prefix, or name.

   The --signal flag sets the system call signal that is sent to the container.  This signal can be a signal name in the format SIG<NAME>, for instance SIGINT, or an unsigned number that
   matches a position in the kernel's syscall table, for instance 2.

   While the default (SIGKILL) signal will terminate the container, the signal set through --signal may be non-terminal, depending on the  container's  main  process.  For  example,  the
   SIGHUP signal in most cases will be non-terminal, and the container will continue running after receiving the signal.

          Note

          ENTRYPOINT and CMD in the shell form run as a child process of /bin/sh -c, which does not pass signals. This means that the executable is not the container’s PID 1 and does not
          receive Unix signals.

OPTIONS

   -h, --help[=false]      help for kill

   -s, --signal=""      Signal to send to the container