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# [NAME](#NAME)

docker-container-restart - Restart one or more containers

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**docker container restart \[OPTIONS] CONTAINER \[CONTAINER...]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Restart each container listed.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-s**, **--signal**="" Signal to send to the container

**-t**, **--timeout**=0 Seconds to wait before killing the container

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**docker-container(1)**](/man/os/docker-cli/docker-container.1)

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Document: docker-container-restart(1) from docker-cli 29.8.2-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/docker/cli