github.com/brahmaroutu/docker@v1.2.1-0.20160809185609-eb28dde01f16/docs/reference/commandline/stop.md (about)

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     3  title = "stop"
     4  description = "The stop command description and usage"
     5  keywords = ["stop, SIGKILL, SIGTERM"]
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    10  
    11  # stop
    12  
    13  ```markdown
    14  Usage:  docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
    15  
    16  Stop one or more running containers
    17  
    18  Options:
    19        --help       Print usage
    20    -t, --time int   Seconds to wait for stop before killing it (default 10)
    21  ```
    22  
    23  The main process inside the container will receive `SIGTERM`, and after a grace
    24  period, `SIGKILL`.