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.TH runc-kill "8"

.SH NAME
\fBrunc-kill\fP \- send a specified signal to container


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBrunc kill\fP \fIcontainer-id\fP [\fIsignal\fP]


.SH DESCRIPTION
By default, \fBrunc kill\fP sends \fBSIGTERM\fP to the container's initial process
only.

.PP
A different signal can be specified either by its name (with or without the
\fBSIG\fP prefix), or its numeric value. Use \fBkill\fP(1) with \fB-l\fP option
to list available signals.


.SH EXAMPLES
The following will send a \fBKILL\fP signal to the init process of the
\fBubuntu01\fP container:

.EX
# runc kill ubuntu01 KILL
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBrunc\fP(1).