docker stop
Stop one or more running containers
Usage
$ docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Refer to the options section for an overview of available OPTIONS for this command.
Description
The main process inside the container will receive SIGTERM, and after a grace
period, SIGKILL. The first signal can be changed with the STOPSIGNAL
instruction in the container’s Dockerfile, or the --stop-signal option to
docker run.
For example uses of this command, refer to the examples section below.
Options
| Name, shorthand | Default | Description |
--signal , -s |
Signal to send to the container | |
--time , -t |
Seconds to wait before killing the container |
Examples
$ docker stop my_container