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 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`.