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     4  # NAME
     5  docker-stop - Stop a running container by sending SIGTERM and then SIGKILL after a grace period
     6  
     7  # SYNOPSIS
     8  **docker stop**
     9  [**-t**|**--time**[=*10*]]
    10  CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
    11  
    12  # DESCRIPTION
    13  Stop a running container (Send SIGTERM, and then SIGKILL after
    14   grace period)
    15  
    16  # OPTIONS
    17  **-t**, **--time**=10
    18     Number of seconds to wait for the container to stop before killing it. Default is 10 seconds.
    19  
    20  # HISTORY
    21  April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
    22  based on docker.com source material and internal work.
    23  June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>