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diff --git a/cmd/podman/kill.go b/cmd/podman/kill.go
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+++ b/cmd/podman/kill.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/signal"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+var (
+	killFlags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "signal, s",
+			Usage: "Signal to send to the container",
+			Value: "KILL",
+		},
+	}
+	killDescription = "The main process inside each container specified will be sent SIGKILL, or any signal specified with option --signal."
+	killCommand     = cli.Command{
+		Name:        "kill",
+		Usage:       "Kill one or more running containers with a specific signal",
+		Description: killDescription,
+		Flags:       killFlags,
+		Action:      killCmd,
+		ArgsUsage:   "[CONTAINER_NAME_OR_ID]",
+	}
+)
+
+// killCmd kills one or more containers with a signal
+func killCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	args := c.Args()
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return errors.Errorf("specify one or more containers to kill")
+	}
+	if err := validateFlags(c, killFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	runtime, err := getRuntime(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get runtime")
+	}
+	defer runtime.Shutdown(false)
+
+	var killSignal uint = uint(syscall.SIGTERM)
+	if c.String("signal") != "" {
+		// Check if the signalString provided by the user is valid
+		// Invalid signals will return err
+		sysSignal, err := signal.ParseSignal(c.String("signal"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		killSignal = uint(sysSignal)
+	}
+
+	var lastError error
+	for _, container := range c.Args() {
+		ctr, err := runtime.LookupContainer(container)
+		if err != nil {
+			if lastError != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, lastError)
+			}
+			lastError = errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to find container %v", container)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := ctr.Kill(killSignal); err != nil {
+			if lastError != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, lastError)
+			}
+			lastError = errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to find container %v", container)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(ctr.ID())
+		}
+	}
+	return lastError
+}