apptainer(1) apptainer(1) NAME apptainer-instance-stop - Stop a named instance of a given container image SYNOPSIS apptainer instance stop [stop options...] [instance] DESCRIPTION The command apptainer instance stop allows you to stop and clean up a named, running instance of a given container image. OPTIONS -a, --all[=false] stop all user's instances -F, --force[=false] force kill instance -h, --help[=false] help for stop -s, --signal="" signal sent to the instance -t, --timeout=10 force kill non stopped instances after X seconds -u, --user="" if running as root, stop instances belonging to user EXAMPLE $ apptainer instance start my-sql.sif mysql1 $ apptainer instance start my-sql.sif mysql2 $ apptainer instance stop mysql* Stopping mysql1 instance of my-sql.sif (PID=23845) Stopping mysql2 instance of my-sql.sif (PID=23858) $ apptainer instance start my-sql.sif mysql1 Force instance to shutdown $ apptainer instance stop -f mysql1 (may corrupt data) Send SIGTERM to the instance $ apptainer instance stop -s SIGTERM mysql1 $ apptainer instance stop -s TERM mysql1 $ apptainer instance stop -s 15 mysql1 SEE ALSO apptainer-instance(1) HISTORY 1-Apr-2024 Auto generated by spf13/cobra Auto generated by spf13/cobra Apr 2024 apptainer(1)