package main import ( "fmt" "github.com/codegangsta/cli" "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer" ) var startCommand = cli.Command{ Name: "start", Usage: "start signals a created container to execute the user defined process", ArgsUsage: ` Where "" is your name for the instance of the container that you are starting. The name you provide for the container instance must be unique on your host.`, Description: `The start command signals the container to start the user's defined process.`, Action: func(context *cli.Context) error { container, err := getContainer(context) if err != nil { return err } status, err := container.Status() if err != nil { return err } switch status { case libcontainer.Created: return container.Signal(libcontainer.InitContinueSignal) case libcontainer.Stopped: return fmt.Errorf("cannot start a container that has run and stopped") case libcontainer.Running: return fmt.Errorf("cannot start an already running container") default: return fmt.Errorf("cannot start a container in the %s state", status) } }, }