dotcloud/docker

package client // import "github.com/docker/docker/client"

import (
    "context"
    "net/url"
)

// ContainerKill terminates the container process but does not remove the container from the docker host.
func (cli *Client) ContainerKill(ctx context.Context, containerID, signal string) error {
    query := url.Values{}
    if signal != "" {
        query.Set("signal", signal)
    }

    resp, err := cli.post(ctx, "/containers/"+containerID+"/kill", query, nil, nil)
    ensureReaderClosed(resp)
    return err
}