docker pause

Table of Contents:

  1. Command Name
  2. Description
  3. Syntax
  4. Example

Command Name: 

docker pause

Description:

 

Pause all processes within one or more containers.

Syntax:

easywhatis$ docker pause --help

Usage: docker pause CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

Pause all processes within one or more containers
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Example:

easywhatis$ docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS                        PORTS               NAMES
a5bb226d1850        ubuntu              "bash"              7 hours ago         Exited (137) 36 minutes ago                       eloquent_knuth
easywhatis$ docker pause a5bb226d1850
Error response from daemon: Container a5bb226d185066ff331b3ca4b82825785d3fa4da18cba00993045c823f92db90 is not running
easywhatis$ docker start a5bb226d1850
a5bb226d1850
easywhatis$ docker pause a5bb226d1850
a5bb226d1850
easywhatis$ docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS                  PORTS               NAMES
a5bb226d1850        ubuntu              "bash"              7 hours ago         Up 4 seconds (Paused)                       eloquent_knuth
easywhatis$ docker exec -it a5bb226d1850 /bin/bash
Error response from daemon: Container a5bb226d1850 is paused, unpause the container before exec
easywhatis$ docker start a5bb226d1850
Error response from daemon: cannot start a paused container, try unpause instead
Error: failed to start containers: a5bb226d1850
easywhatis$ docker unpause a5bb226d1850
a5bb226d1850
easywhatis$ docker exec -it a5bb226d1850 /bin/bash


root@a5bb226d1850:/# pwd
/
root@a5bb226d1850:/# exit
exit
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