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     4  description = "The kill command description and usage"
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    10  
    11  # kill
    12  
    13  ```markdown
    14  Usage:  docker kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
    15  
    16  Kill one or more running containers
    17  
    18  Options:
    19        --help            Print usage
    20    -s, --signal string   Signal to send to the container (default "KILL")
    21  ```
    22  
    23  The main process inside the container will be sent `SIGKILL`, or any
    24  signal specified with option `--signal`.
    25  
    26  > **Note:**
    27  > `ENTRYPOINT` and `CMD` in the *shell* form run as a subcommand of `/bin/sh -c`,
    28  > which does not pass signals. This means that the executable is not the container’s PID 1
    29  > and does not receive Unix signals.