docker-container-kill - Kill one or more running containers

       The  dockerkill  subcommand kills one or more containers. The main process inside the container is sent
       SIGKILL signal (default), or the signal that is specified with the --signal option. You can  reference  a
       container by its ID, ID-prefix, or name.

       The --signal flag sets the system call signal that is sent to the container.  This signal can be a signal
       name  in  the format SIG<NAME>, for instance SIGINT, or an unsigned number that matches a position in the
       kernel's syscall table, for instance 2.

       While the default (SIGKILL) signal will terminate the container, the signal set through --signal  may  be
       non-terminal,  depending  on  the  container's main process. For example, the SIGHUP signal in most cases
       will be non-terminal, and the container will continue running after receiving the signal.

              NoteENTRYPOINT and CMD in the shell form run as a child process of /bin/sh-c,  which  does  not  pass
              signals.  This  means  that  the executable is not the container’s PID 1 and does not receive Unix
              signals.

       docker-container-kill - Kill one or more running containers

-h, --help[=false]      help for kill

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

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