% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JUNE 2014
docker-stop - Stop a running container by sending SIGTERM and then SIGKILL after a grace period
docker stop [-t|--time[=10]] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Stop a running container (Send SIGTERM, and then SIGKILL after grace period)
-t, --time=10 Number of seconds to wait for the container to stop before killing it. Default is 10 seconds.
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@home.org.au