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docker compose start

Description	Start services
Usage	`docker compose start [SERVICE...]`

Description

Starts existing containers for a service

Option	Default	Description
`--wait`		Wait for services to be running\|healthy. Implies detached mode.
`--wait-timeout`		Maximum duration in seconds to wait for the project to be running\|healthy