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title: Docker kill
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---
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## Docker kill
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`docker kill` kills one or more running Docker containers by names or IDs.
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The basic usage is:
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```
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docker kill mycontainer
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```
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Or with container ID:
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```
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docker kill 769b9341d937
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```
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To kill more than one container, container names or IDs must be added with a whitespace character between them:
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```
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docker kill mycontainer mysecondcontainer mythirdcontainer
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```
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You can specify which signal is emitted to the container using the `--signal` (or `-s`) option. For example, you can reload your `nginx` container configuration using:
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```
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docker kill -s HUP container_name
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```
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#### More Information:
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- [Docker CLI docs: kill](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/kill/)
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