moby/docs/sources/commandline/command/stop.rst

:title: Stop Command
:description: Stop a running container
:keywords: stop, container, docker, documentation

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``stop`` -- Stop a running container
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    Usage: docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

    Stop a running container

      -t=10: Number of seconds to wait for the container to stop before killing it.