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.TH runc-kill "8"

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


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrunc kill\fP [\fB--all\fP|\fB-a\fP] \fIcontainer-id\fP [\fIsignal\fP]


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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 OPTIONS
.TP
\fB--all\fP|\fB-a\fP
Send the signal to all processes inside the container.


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

.PP
.RS

.nf
# runc kill ubuntu01 KILL

.fi
.RE


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