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diff --git a/docs/podman-create.1.md b/docs/podman-create.1.md index 6d7d983b6..abdfe9f8b 100644 --- a/docs/podman-create.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-create.1.md @@ -567,11 +567,17 @@ If container is running in --read-only mode, then mount a read-write tmpfs on /r **--restart=""** -Not implemented. +Restart policy to follow when containers exit. +Restart policy will not take effect if a container is stopped via the `podman kill` or `podman stop` commands. +Valid values are: -Restart should be handled via a systemd unit files. Please add your podman -commands to a unit file and allow systemd or your init system to handle the -restarting of the container processes. See example below. +- `no` : Do not restart containers on exit +- `on-failure[:max_retries]` : Restart containers when they exit with a non-0 exit code, retrying indefinitely or until the optional max_retries count is hit +- `always` : Restart containers when they exit, regardless of status, retrying indefinitely + +Please note that restart will not restart containers after a system reboot. +If you require this functionality, please add your Podman commands to a systemd unit file, or create an init script for your init system of choice. +There is an example of restarting a container with systemd below. **--rm**=*true*|*false* |