DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1) (NAME) docker-container-kill - (kill) (SYNOPSIS) docker container kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] (DESCRIPTION) docker kill . SIGKILL () --signal . (ID) . --signal (syscall) . SIG SIGINT (kernel) 2 . (SIGKILL) --signal . SIGHUP . ENTRYPOINT CMD shell /bin/sh -c . PID 1 . (OPTIONS) -s, --signal="" (SEE ALSO) docker-container(1) Docker Community Aug 2026 DOCKER(1)