docker kill
Estimated reading time: 1 minuteDescription
Kill one or more running containers
Usage
docker kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Options
| Name, shorthand | Default | Description |
--signal , -s |
KILL |
Signal to send to the container |
Parent command
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| docker | The base command for the Docker CLI. |
Extended description
The main process inside the container will be sent SIGKILL, or any
signal specified with option --signal.
Note:
ENTRYPOINTandCMDin the shell form run as a subcommand 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.