---
name: "lei-daemon-kill"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lei"
version: "2.1.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lei-daemon-kill"
---

# lei-daemon-kill(1)

signal the lei-daemon

## NAME

lei-daemon-kill - signal the lei-daemon

## SYNOPSIS

lei daemon-kill \[-SIGNAL \| -s SIGNAL \| --signal SIGNAL\]

## DESCRIPTION

Send a signal to the [**lei-daemon**(8)](/lei-daemon/8.md).  `"SIGNAL"` defaults to `"TERM"`.

This command should be run after updating the code of lei.

## SIGNALS

- SIGTERM

  Send a graceful termination signal.  [**lei-daemon**(8)](/lei-daemon/8.md) will exit when all currently running lei commands are done.  The listen socket will be released as soon as the signal is processed so another [**lei-daemon**(8)](/lei-daemon/8.md) process can take its place.

- SIGKILL

  Kills [**lei-daemon**(8)](/lei-daemon/8.md) immediately.  Some worker processes may remain running for a short while.

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## COPYRIGHT

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License: AGPL-3.0+ \<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt\>

## SEE ALSO

[**lei-daemon-pid**(1)](/lei-daemon-pid/1.md), [**lei-daemon**(8)](/lei-daemon/8.md)