From 9ebae54e6e51ab9ba3d06850c248da67f1bd4239 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Geoff Bourne <itzgeoff@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:25:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Clarified docker attach usage for compose vs non-compose
 (#3521)

---
 docs/commands.md | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
index 0a682076..cff557e5 100644
--- a/docs/commands.md
+++ b/docs/commands.md
@@ -50,9 +50,17 @@ In order to attach and interact with the Minecraft server make sure to enable TT
         tty: true
     ```
 
-With that you can attach and interact at any time using
+With that you can attach and interact at any time using the following, replacing the `{...}` placeholders.
 
-    docker attach mc
+...when container is created with `docker run`
+```
+docker attach {container name or ID}
+```
+
+...or when declared using a compose file
+```
+docker compose attach {service name}
+```
 
 and then Control-p Control-q to **detach**.