| # start |
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| Start one or more stopped containers |
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| ### Aliases |
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| `docker container start`, `docker start` |
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| ### Options |
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| | Name | Type | Default | Description | |
| |:----------------------|:---------|:--------|:----------------------------------------------------| |
| | `-a`, `--attach` | `bool` | | Attach STDOUT/STDERR and forward signals | |
| | `--checkpoint` | `string` | | Restore from this checkpoint | |
| | `--checkpoint-dir` | `string` | | Use a custom checkpoint storage directory | |
| | `--detach-keys` | `string` | | Override the key sequence for detaching a container | |
| | `-i`, `--interactive` | `bool` | | Attach container's STDIN | |
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| ## Examples |
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| ```console |
| $ docker start my_container |
| ``` |
