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| -rw-r--r-- | cmd/podman/start.go | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/podman-start.1.md | 3 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/start.go b/cmd/podman/start.go index 00d153904..8f6fc5800 100644 --- a/cmd/podman/start.go +++ b/cmd/podman/start.go @@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ func startCmd(c *cli.Context) error { inputStream = nil } + ctrState, err := ctr.State() + if err != nil { + return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to get container state") + } + if ctrState == libpod.ContainerStateRunning { + return attachCtr(ctr, os.Stdout, os.Stderr, inputStream, c.String("detach-keys"), c.BoolT("sig-proxy")) + } + if err := startAttachCtr(ctr, os.Stdout, os.Stderr, inputStream, c.String("detach-keys"), c.Bool("sig-proxy")); err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to start container %s", ctr.ID()) } diff --git a/docs/podman-start.1.md b/docs/podman-start.1.md index 24fc49a8e..29f335781 100644 --- a/docs/podman-start.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-start.1.md @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ podman start - Start one or more containers ## DESCRIPTION Start one or more containers. You may use container IDs or names as input. The *attach* and *interactive* options cannot be used to override the *--tty** and *--interactive* options from when the container -was created. +was created. If you attempt to start a running container with the *--attach* option, podman will simply +attach to the container. ## OPTIONS |