---
redirect_from:
  - /reference/commandline/restart/
description: The restart command description and usage
keywords:
- restart, container, Docker
title: docker restart
---

```markdown
Usage:  docker restart [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

Restart one or more containers

Options:
      --help       Print usage
  -t, --time int   Seconds to wait for stop before killing the container (default 10)
```