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 option. 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

SEE ALSO

       docker-container(1)