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Killing stubborn containers
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kill_container.sh
# source: https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/43094#issuecomment-1000003389
# by name
sudo kill -9 $(sudo ps awx | grep containerd-shim | grep $(docker ps -q --filter name=<container_name>) | awk '{print $1}')
# by container ID
sudo kill -9 $(sudo ps awx | grep containerd-shim | grep <container_id> | awk '{print $1}')
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