github.com/netbrain/docker@v1.9.0-rc2/docs/reference/commandline/kill.md (about) 1 <!--[metadata]> 2 +++ 3 title = "kill" 4 description = "The kill command description and usage" 5 keywords = ["container, kill, signal"] 6 [menu.main] 7 parent = "smn_cli" 8 +++ 9 <![end-metadata]--> 10 11 # kill 12 13 Usage: docker kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] 14 15 Kill a running container using SIGKILL or a specified signal 16 17 --help=false Print usage 18 -s, --signal="KILL" Signal to send to the container 19 20 The main process inside the container will be sent `SIGKILL`, or any 21 signal specified with option `--signal`.