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title: "kill"
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description: "The kill command description and usage"
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keywords: "container, kill, signal"
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---
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# kill
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```markdown
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Usage: docker kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
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Kill one or more running containers
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Options:
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--help Print usage
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-s, --signal string Signal to send to the container (default "KILL")
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```
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The main process inside the container will be sent `SIGKILL`, or any
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signal specified with option `--signal`.
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> **Note:**
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> `ENTRYPOINT` and `CMD` in the *shell* form run as a subcommand of `/bin/sh -c`,
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> which does not pass signals. This means that the executable is not the container’s PID 1
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> and does not receive Unix signals.
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