docker-container-start - Man Page
Start one or more stopped containers
Examples (TL;DR)
- Start a Docker container:
docker [start|container start] container - Start a container, attaching
stdoutandstderr, and forwarding signals:docker [start|container start] [-a|--attach] container - Start one or more containers:
docker [start|container start] container1 container2 ... - Display help:
docker [start|container start] --help
Synopsis
docker container start [Options] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Description
Start one or more containers.
Options
-a, --attach[=false] 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
-i, --interactive[=false] Attach container's STDIN
See Also
Referenced By
Jan 2026 Docker Community Docker User Manuals