How do i detach from a docker container without exiting?

shoebill

Note: The container has to be associated with a tty.

Run a container.

$ docker run -it alpine /bin/sh
/ #

Detach from the container, Type Ctrl-p Ctrl-q Running docker ps you can see the container still exists.

/ # 
dockerhost $> docker ps       
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
d8c93ae46ef5        alpine              "/bin/sh"           3 minutes ago       Up 3 minutes                            focused_morse