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Home / Reference / CLI reference / docker / docker container / docker container start

docker container start

DescriptionStart one or more stopped containers
Usagedocker container start [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Aliases
docker start

Description

Start one or more stopped containers

Options

OptionDefaultDescription
-a, --attachAttach STDOUT/STDERR and forward signals
--checkpointexperimental (daemon) Restore from this checkpoint
--checkpoint-direxperimental (daemon) Use a custom checkpoint storage directory
--detach-keysOverride the key sequence for detaching a container
-i, --interactiveAttach container's STDIN

Examples

$ docker start my_container
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