docker attach

CautionAttach to PID 1

docker attach <container>

Connects to the main process itself (exec spawns a new one) — detach with Ctrl+P,Q or you'll stop it.

Examples

docker attach --detach-keys 'ctrl-x' web01Attach with a custom detach key

Syntax

docker attach [--detach-keys seq] <container>

Before you run it

Ctrl+C reaches and may kill PID 1.

Related commands

docker execExec inside container
docker logsContainer logs

The same reference, with no signal at all

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