% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JUNE 2014 # NAME docker-kill - Kill a running container using SIGKILL or a specified signal # SYNOPSIS **docker kill** [**--help**] [**-s**|**--signal**[=*"KILL"*]] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] # DESCRIPTION The main process inside each container specified will be sent SIGKILL, or any signal specified with option --signal. # OPTIONS **--help** Print usage statement **-s**, **--signal**="*KILL*" Signal to send to the container # HISTORY April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and internal work. June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>