{"id":14098,"date":"2022-10-03T14:19:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T14:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=14098"},"modified":"2025-07-12T05:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:40:16","slug":"docker-wait-command-explained-with-example-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/docker-wait-command-explained-with-example-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Docker Tutorials: &#8220;docker wait&#8221; command explained with example tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;docker wait&#8221; is equivalent to &#8220;docker container wait&#8221;.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for Docker Compose wait for container one before starting container second? please refer this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Docker Compose Wait til dependency container is fully up before launching<\/li><li>Docker Compose Wait for Container using Wait Tool<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-devopsschool-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BB1qxjG7fk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/docker-compose-wait-for-container-one-before-starting-container-second\/\">Docker Compose wait for container one before starting container second<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Docker Compose wait for container one before starting container second&#8221; &#8212; DevOpsSchool.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/docker-compose-wait-for-container-one-before-starting-container-second\/embed\/#?secret=BB1qxjG7fk\" data-secret=\"BB1qxjG7fk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes means this command would to wait until Docker container stops and print a exit code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/docker-wait-command.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/docker-wait-command.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/docker-wait-command-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Docker wait command example<\/h2>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">Start a container <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">in<\/span> the background.\n$ docker run -dit --name=my_container ubuntu bash\n\nRun docker wait, which should block until the container exits.\n$ docker wait my_container\n\nIn another terminal, stop the first container. The docker wait command above returns the exit code.\n$ docker stop my_container\n\nThis is the same docker wait command <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> above, but it now exits, returning <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.<\/span>\n\n$ docker wait my_container\n<span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>https:\/\/github.com\/ufoscout\/docker-compose-wait<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Docker Tutorials Fundamental To Advanced-2021 Crash Course:- <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3hOIbTB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3hOIbTB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-gallery\" data-currpage=\"1\" id=\"epyt_gallery_58504\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_81621\"  width=\"760\" height=\"427\"  data-origwidth=\"760\" data-origheight=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  data-epytgalleryid=\"epyt_gallery_58504\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><div class=\"epyt-gallery-list\"><div>Sorry, there was a YouTube error.<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;docker wait&#8221; is equivalent to &#8220;docker container wait&#8221;. 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