# How do you attach and detach from Docker's process?

To attach to a running Docker container's process, you can use the `docker attach` command. This command attaches your terminal to the running process of the container, allowing you to view its output and send commands to it.

The basic syntax for `docker attach` is:

```bash
docker attach <container-name-or-id>
```

For example, to attach to a container named `my-container`, you would run:

```bash
docker attach my-container
```

To detach from the container without stopping it, you can press the `Ctrl + P` and `Ctrl + Q` keys together. This will detach your terminal from the container's process and return you to the host machine's command prompt.

To detach from the container and stop it at the same time, you can use the `docker stop` command. The basic syntax for `docker stop` is:

```bash
docker stop <container-name-or-id>
```

For example, to stop the container named `my-container`, you would run:

```bash
docker stop my-container
```

Note that stopping the container will also detach your terminal from the container's process. If you want to detach without stopping the container, you should use the `Ctrl + P` and `Ctrl + Q` key combinations.

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