% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JUNE 2014 # NAME docker-start - Start one or more stopped containers # SYNOPSIS **docker start** [**-a**|**--attach**[=*false*]] [**--help**] [**-i**|**--interactive**[=*false*]] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] # DESCRIPTION Start one or more stopped containers. # OPTIONS **-a**, **--attach**=*true*|*false* Attach container's STDOUT and STDERR and forward all signals to the process. The default is *false*. **--help** Print usage statement **-i**, **--interactive**=*true*|*false* Attach container's STDIN. The default is *false*. # See also **docker-stop(1)** to stop a running 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>