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title = "stop"
description = "Stops running containers without removing them. "
keywords = ["fig, composition, compose, docker, orchestration, cli, stop"]
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# stop

```
Usage: stop [options] [SERVICE...]

Options:
-t, --timeout TIMEOUT      Specify a shutdown timeout in seconds (default: 10).
```

Stops running containers without removing them. They can be started again with
`docker-compose start`.