runc-kill(8) System Manager's Manual runc-kill(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

**runc-kill** - send a specified signal to container

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**runc kill** *container-id* \[*signal*]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

By default, **runc kill** sends **SIGTERM** to the container's initial process only.

A different signal can be specified either by its name (with or without the **SIG** prefix), or its numeric value. Use [**kill**(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/runc-fips/kill.1) with **-l** option to list available signals.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

The following will send a **KILL** signal to the init process of the **ubuntu01** container:

```
# runc kill ubuntu01 KILL
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

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

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Document: runc-kill(8) from runc-fips 1.5.2-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/opencontainers/runc