---
redirect_from:
  - /reference/commandline/stop/
description: The stop command description and usage
keywords:
- stop, SIGKILL, SIGTERM
title: docker stop
---

```markdown
Usage:  docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

Stop one or more running containers

Options:
      --help       Print usage
  -t, --time int   Seconds to wait for stop before killing it (default 10)
```

The main process inside the container will receive `SIGTERM`, and after a grace
period, `SIGKILL`.
