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docker start

docker start command is used to start one or more stopped containers. OR, alternatively docker container start.

Syntax

$ docker start [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

Options

  • --attach , -a → Attach STDOUT/STDERR and forward signals
  • --checkpoint → Restore from this checkpoint
  • --checkpoint-dir → Use a custom checkpoint storage directory
  • --detach-keys → Override the key sequence for detaching a container
  • --interactive, i → Attach container's STDIN

Examples

$ docker start my_container

Here, you can use either container ID or container name.

docker start with STDOUT/STDIN in interactive mode, so that output will be printed:

$ docker start -i -a my_container