apptainer(1) apptainer(1) (NAME) apptainer-instance-stop - (SYNOPSIS) apptainer instance stop [stop options...] [instance] (DESCRIPTION) apptainer instance stop (instance) . (OPTIONS) -a, --all[=false] -F, --force[=false] -h, --help[=false] stop -s, --signal="" -t, --timeout=10 X -u, --user="" root (EXAMPLE) $ apptainer instance start my-sql.sif mysql1 $ apptainer instance start my-sql.sif mysql2 $ apptainer instance stop mysql* Stopping mysql1 instance of my-sql.sif (PID=23845) Stopping mysql2 instance of my-sql.sif (PID=23858) $ apptainer instance start my-sql.sif mysql1 Force instance to shutdown $ apptainer instance stop -f mysql1 (may corrupt data) Send SIGTERM to the instance $ apptainer instance stop -s SIGTERM mysql1 $ apptainer instance stop -s TERM mysql1 $ apptainer instance stop -s 15 mysql1 (SEE ALSO) apptainer-instance(1) (HISTORY) 30-Jul-2026 spf13/cobra Auto generated by spf13/cobra Jul 2026 apptainer(1)