github.com/torfuzx/docker@v1.8.1/man/docker-pause.1.md (about) 1 % DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals 2 % Docker Community 3 % JUNE 2014 4 # NAME 5 docker-pause - Pause all processes within a container 6 7 # SYNOPSIS 8 **docker pause** 9 CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] 10 11 # DESCRIPTION 12 13 The `docker pause` command uses the cgroups freezer to suspend all processes in 14 a container. Traditionally when suspending a process the `SIGSTOP` signal is 15 used, which is observable by the process being suspended. With the cgroups freezer 16 the process is unaware, and unable to capture, that it is being suspended, 17 and subsequently resumed. 18 19 See the [cgroups freezer documentation] 20 (https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/freezer-subsystem.txt) for 21 further details. 22 23 # OPTIONS 24 There are no available options. 25 26 # See also 27 **docker-unpause(1)** to unpause all processes within a container. 28 29 # HISTORY 30 June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>