DockerCLI/docs/reference/commandline/stop.md

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stop

Usage: docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

Stop a container by sending SIGTERM and then SIGKILL after a
grace period

  --help=false       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.