moby--moby/docs/reference/commandline/start.md

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# start

    Usage: docker start [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

    Start one or more containers

      -a, --attach               Attach STDOUT/STDERR and forward signals
      --detach-keys              Specify the escape key sequence used to detach a container
      --help                     Print usage
      -i, --interactive          Attach container's STDIN