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# [NAME](#NAME)

docker-kill - Kill one or more running containers

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**docker kill \[OPTIONS] CONTAINER \[CONTAINER...]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Alias for **docker container kill**.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-s**, **--signal**="" Signal to send to the container

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**docker(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/docker-cli-fips/docker.1)

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Document: docker-kill(1) from docker-cli-fips 29.9.2-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/docker/cli