% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JUNE 2014 # NAME docker-attach - Attach to a running container # SYNOPSIS **docker attach** [**--detach-keys**[=*[]*]] [**--help**] [**--no-stdin**] [**--sig-proxy**[=*true*]] CONTAINER # DESCRIPTION The **docker attach** command allows you to attach to a running container using the container's ID or name, either to view its ongoing output or to control it interactively. You can attach to the same contained process multiple times simultaneously, screen sharing style, or quickly view the progress of your detached process. To stop a container, use `CTRL-c`. This key sequence sends `SIGKILL` to the container. You can detach from the container (and leave it running) using a configurable key sequence. The default sequence is `CTRL-p CTRL-q`. You configure the key sequence using the **--detach-keys** option or a configuration file. See **config-json(5)** for documentation on using a configuration file. It is forbidden to redirect the standard input of a `docker attach` command while attaching to a tty-enabled container (i.e.: launched with `-t`). # OPTIONS **--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 **--no-stdin**=*true*|*false* Do not attach STDIN. The default is *false*. **--sig-proxy**=*true*|*false* Proxy all received signals to the process (non-TTY mode only). SIGCHLD, SIGKILL, and SIGSTOP are not proxied. The default is *true*. # Override the detach sequence If you want, you can configure an override the Docker key sequence for detach. This is useful if the Docker default sequence conflicts with key sequence you use for other applications. There are two ways to define your own detach key sequence, as a per-container override or as a configuration property on your entire configuration. To override the sequence for an individual container, use the `--detach-keys="<sequence>"` flag with the `docker attach` command. The format of the `<sequence>` is either a letter [a-Z], or the `ctrl-` combined with any of the following: * `a-z` (a single lowercase alpha character ) * `@` (at sign) * `[` (left bracket) * `\\` (two backward slashes) * `_` (underscore) * `^` (caret) These `a`, `ctrl-a`, `X`, or `ctrl-\\` values are all examples of valid key sequences. To configure a different configuration default key sequence for all containers, see **docker(1)**. # EXAMPLES ## Attaching to a container In this example the top command is run inside a container, from an image called fedora, in detached mode. The ID from the container is passed into the **docker attach** command: # ID=$(sudo docker run -d fedora /usr/bin/top -b) # sudo docker attach $ID top - 02:05:52 up 3:05, 0 users, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05 Tasks: 1 total, 1 running, 0 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s): 0.1%us, 0.2%sy, 0.0%ni, 99.7%id, 0.0%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.0%si, 0.0%st Mem: 373572k total, 355560k used, 18012k free, 27872k buffers Swap: 786428k total, 0k used, 786428k free, 221740k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 1 root 20 0 17200 1116 912 R 0 0.3 0:00.03 top top - 02:05:55 up 3:05, 0 users, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05 Tasks: 1 total, 1 running, 0 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s): 0.0%us, 0.2%sy, 0.0%ni, 99.8%id, 0.0%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.0%si, 0.0%st Mem: 373572k total, 355244k used, 18328k free, 27872k buffers Swap: 786428k total, 0k used, 786428k free, 221776k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 1 root 20 0 17208 1144 932 R 0 0.3 0:00.03 top # 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>