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The command "podman-compose stop" is used to stop containers that were started using the Podman Compose tool. Podman Compose is a tool that allows you to define and manage multi-container applications using a YAML file similar to Docker Compose.

When you run "podman-compose stop", it goes through the YAML file and stops all the containers defined in it. This includes terminating the running processes within the containers and freeing up the allocated resources.

This command is helpful when you want to stop and remove the running containers of a specific application without deleting their configurations or other resources. It can be used during development, testing, or when you no longer need the containers to be running.

Note that "podman-compose" is a Podman-compatible version of the "docker-compose" command, allowing you to use a similar workflow and syntax to manage containers.