DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

docker-wait - Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**docker wait CONTAINER \[CONTAINER...]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Alias for **docker container wait**.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**docker(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/docker-cli-fips/docker.1)

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Document: docker-wait(1) from docker-cli-fips 29.9.1-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/docker/cli