In this article, we will see how to stop all docker containers.
Stop all docker containers
We can stop all docker containers using kill or stop command with options a and q.
Difference between docker stop and kill commands is docker stop issues a SIGTERM signal to the main process inside the container, while docker kill (by default) issues a SIGKILL signal.
Note: Run these command either in Powershell or Linux terminal. Following command doesnt work CMD(command prompt)
1. Verify list of docker containers
docker ps -a
The docker ps -a command will list all running containers.
2. Stop all containers using stop command.
docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
3. Stop all containers using kill command.
docker kill $(docker ps -aq)
