docker wait

SafeWait for exit codes

docker wait <container>

Blocks until the container exits and prints its code — glue for batch-container success checks.

Examples

docker wait nightly-jobGet the exit code

Syntax

docker wait <container>

Before you run it

Wait only.

Related commands

docker logsContainer logs
docker eventsDaemon event stream

The same reference, with no signal at all

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