From 6a9cc80b91d2934f814c62cd7dd8b1e1430a14c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elena Lape <hi@elenalape.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:38:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation for docker container stop command

Signed-off-by: Elena Lape <hi@elenalape.com>
---
 docs/reference/commandline/container_stop.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/container_stop.md b/docs/reference/commandline/container_stop.md
index 61fc1cabadfe..2a3239899eb2 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/container_stop.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/container_stop.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ instruction in the container's Dockerfile, or the `--stop-signal` option to
 $ docker stop my_container
 ```
 
+Note: You can specify containers by either their name or ID (full or unique partial). Both forms are interchangeable in this command.
+
 ### <a name="signal"></a> Stop container with signal (-s, --signal)
 
 The `--signal` flag sends the system call signal to the container to exit.