% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals

 % Docker Community
 % JUNE 2014

 # NAME

 docker-start - Start one or more containers

 
 # SYNOPSIS

 **docker start**

 [**-a**|**--attach**]

 [**--detach-keys**[=*[]*]]

 [**--help**]

 [**-i**|**--interactive**]

 CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

 
 # DESCRIPTION
 

 Start one or more containers.

 # OPTIONS

 **-a**, **--attach**=*true*|*false*

    Attach container's STDOUT and STDERR and forward all signals to the
    process. The default is *false*.
 
 **--detach-keys**=""
    Override the key sequence for detaching a container. Format is a single character `[a-Z]` or `ctrl-<value>` where `<value>` is one of: `a-z`, `@`, `^`, `[`, `,` or `_`.

 **--help**
   Print usage statement
 

 **-i**, **--interactive**=*true*|*false*

    Attach container's STDIN. The default is *false*.

 # See also

 **docker-stop(1)** to stop a container.

 # HISTORY
 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>