<!--[metadata]> +++ title = "stop" description = "The stop command description and usage" keywords = ["stop, SIGKILL, SIGTERM"] [menu.main] parent = "smn_cli" +++ <![end-metadata]--> # stop Usage: docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] Stop a container by sending SIGTERM and then SIGKILL after a grace period --help Print usage -t, --time=10 Seconds to wait for stop before killing it The main process inside the container will receive `SIGTERM`, and after a grace period, `SIGKILL`.