.nh .TH "DOCKER" "1" "May 2022" "Docker Community" "Docker User Manuals" .SH NAME .PP docker\-container\-stop \- Stop one or more running containers .SH SYNOPSIS .PP \fBdocker container stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]\fP .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Stop a container (Send SIGTERM, and then SIGKILL after grace period) .SH OPTIONS .PP \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false] help for stop .PP \fB\-t\fP, \fB\-\-time\fP=10 Seconds to wait for stop before killing it .SH SEE ALSO .PP \fBdocker\-container(1)\fP