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.TH "apptainer" "1" "Jan 2026" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" ""

.SH NAME
apptainer-oci-kill - Kill a container (root user only)


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBapptainer oci kill [kill options...] \fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Kill invoke kill operation to kill processes running within container
  identified by container ID.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB-f\fP, \fB--force\fP[=false]
	kill container process with SIGKILL

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for kill

.PP
\fB-s\fP, \fB--signal\fP="SIGTERM"
	signal sent to the container

.PP
\fB-t\fP, \fB--timeout\fP=0
	timeout in second before killing container


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX

  $ apptainer oci kill mycontainer INT
  $ apptainer oci kill mycontainer -s INT
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBapptainer-oci(1)\fP


.SH HISTORY
8-Jan-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra