docker-start(1)

docker-start1

Start one or more stopped containers

Usage

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

Overview

Alias for docker container start.

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

Releases

5 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. Arch

From docker 1:29.9.2-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Also shipped by podman-docker. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.