docker-latest-stop (1) Linux Manual Page

docker-stop – Stop a container by sending SIGTERM and then SIGKILL after a grace period

Synopsis

docker stop [–help] [-t|–time[=10]] CONTAINER [CONTAINER…]

Description

Stop a container (Send SIGTERM, and then SIGKILL after
 grace period)

Options

–help
  Print usage statement

-t, –time=10
  Number of seconds to wait for the container to stop before killing it. Default is 10 seconds.

#See also docker-start(1) to restart a stopped container.

History

April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and internal work. June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit [at] home.org.au>