| --- |
| title: "stop" |
| description: "The stop command description and usage" |
| keywords: "stop, SIGKILL, SIGTERM" |
| --- |
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| # stop |
| |
| ```markdown |
| Usage: docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] |
| |
| Stop one or more running containers |
| |
| Options: |
| --help Print usage |
| -t, --time int Seconds to wait for stop before killing it (default 10) |
| ``` |
| |
| ## Description |
| |
| The main process inside the container will receive `SIGTERM`, and after a grace |
| period, `SIGKILL`. |
| |
| ## Examples |
| |
| ```bash |
| $ docker stop my_container |
| ``` |
