Function newStartCommand

cli/command/container/start.go:32–64

newStartCommand creates a new cobra.Command for "docker container start".

(dockerCLI command.Cli)

// newStartCommand creates a new cobra.Command for "docker container start".
func newStartCommand(dockerCLI command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
	var opts StartOptions

	cmd := &cobra.Command{
		Use:   "start [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]",
		Short: "Start one or more stopped containers",
		Args:  cli.RequiresMinArgs(1),
		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			opts.Containers = args
			return RunStart(cmd.Context(), dockerCLI, &opts)
		},
		Annotations: map[string]string{
			"aliases": "docker container start, docker start",
		},
		ValidArgsFunction: completion.ContainerNames(dockerCLI, true, func(ctr container.Summary) bool {
			return ctr.State == container.StateExited || ctr.State == container.StateCreated
		}),
		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
	}

	flags := cmd.Flags()
	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.Attach, "attach", "a", false, "Attach STDOUT/STDERR and forward signals")
	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.OpenStdin, "interactive", "i", false, "Attach container's STDIN")
	flags.StringVar(&opts.DetachKeys, "detach-keys", "", "Override the key sequence for detaching a container")

	flags.StringVar(&opts.Checkpoint, "checkpoint", "", "Restore from this checkpoint")
	flags.SetAnnotation("checkpoint", "experimental", nil)
	flags.SetAnnotation("checkpoint", "ostype", []string{"linux"})
	flags.StringVar(&opts.CheckpointDir, "checkpoint-dir", "", "Use a custom checkpoint storage directory")
	flags.SetAnnotation("checkpoint-dir", "experimental", nil)
	flags.SetAnnotation("checkpoint-dir", "ostype", []string{"linux"})
	return cmd
}

// RunStart executes a `start` command
//