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Expand Up @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ instruction in the container's Dockerfile, or the `--stop-signal` option to
$ docker stop my_container
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Note: You can specify containers by either their name or ID (full or unique partial). Both forms are interchangeable in this command.

### <a name="signal"></a> Stop container with signal (-s, --signal)

The `--signal` flag sends the system call signal to the container to exit.
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