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 4. Stop or remove containers and images.
 
-    The `nginx` webserver will continue to run in the container on that port until you stop and/or remove the container. If you want to stop the webserver, type: `docker stop webserver` and start it again with `docker start webserver`.
+    The `nginx` webserver will continue to run in the container on that port until you stop and/or remove the container. If you want to stop the webserver, type: `docker stop webserver` and start it again with `docker start webserver`. A stopped container will not show up with `docker ps`; for that, you need to run `docker ps -a`.
 
     To stop and remove the running container with a single command, type: `docker rm -f webserver`. This will remove the container, but not the `nginx` image. You can list local images with `docker images`. You might want to keep some images around so that you don't have to pull them again from Docker Hub. To remove an image you no longer need, use `docker rmi <imageID>|<imageName>`. For example, `docker rmi nginx`.