# docker compose kill

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Force stop service containers.

### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `-s`, `--signal` | `string` | `SIGKILL` | SIGNAL to send to the container. |


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## Description

Forces running containers to stop by sending a `SIGKILL` signal. Optionally the signal can be passed, for example:

```console
$ docker-compose kill -s SIGINT
```