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diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md b/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md index e2dd800d5f..5bb652b923 100644 --- a/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md +++ b/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Options: --help Print usage ``` +## Description + The `docker pause` command suspends all processes in the specified containers. On Linux, this uses the cgroups freezer. Traditionally, when suspending a process the `SIGSTOP` signal is used, which is observable by the process being suspended. @@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ See the [cgroups freezer documentation](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/freezer-subsystem.txt) for further details. -## Related information +## Examples + +```bash +$ docker pause my_container +``` + +## Related commands * [unpause](unpause.md) |