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# docker container stop
> Stop one or more running containers.
> More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/stop/>.
- Stop a Docker container:
`docker {{[stop|container stop]}} {{container}}`
- Stop a container, sending a specific signal to it:
`docker {{[stop|container stop]}} {{[-s|--signal]}} {{signal}} {{container}}`
- Stop a container, waiting a specific number of seconds before forcibly killing it:
`docker {{[stop|container stop]}} {{[-t|--timeout]}} {{seconds}} {{container}}`
- Stop one or more containers:
`docker {{[stop|container stop]}} {{container1 container2 ...}}`
- Display help:
`docker {{[stop|container stop]}} --help`