36_kill_container.md

Kill a Running Container

Docker Documentation References:

docker kill

docker run

docker ps

docker stop

docker rm

Intent

The intent of this exersice is to understand how to kill a running container. This is different from stopping it.

Overview

In this exercise will will start a container in detached mode. We will then kill that container. Then we will remove the container.

Kata Steps

Start a Contanier

Command

docker run -d nginx:alpine

Output

/ # docker run -d nginx:alpine
aaa4af3afadf384d5762b4178ba4a10fbf610f0ed37b670f52ae8538dff52521

List Containers

Command

docker ps

Output

/ # docker ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
aaa4af3afadf        nginx:alpine        "nginx -g 'daemon ..."   3 seconds ago       Up 2 seconds        80/tcp              sharp_heyrovsky

Kill the Container

Command

docker kill sharp_heyrovsky

Output

/ # docker kill sharp_heyrovsky
sharp_heyrovsky

Remove the Container

Command

docker rm sharp_heyrovsky

Output

/ # docker rm sharp_heyrovsky
sharp_heyrovsky

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