title: Why doesn't docker-compose 'down' take an optional [SERVICE...] argument?
body: <p><code>docker-compose down</code> does not have a <code>[SERVICE...]</code> argument.<br>
  Per <code>docker-compose down --help</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Usage: down [options]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I would like to be able to bring just one of my many containers down.  I know that I can down a single container using <code>docker down</code> instead of <code>docker-compose down</code>, but I'm wondering why doesn't the <code>docker-compose down</code> command take an optional <code>[SERVICE...]</code> argument?  </p>
  
  <p>All of the following docker-compose commands <strong>do</strong> take an optional <code>[SERVICE...]</code> argument:</p>
  
  <pre><code>docker-compose build
  docker-compose create
  docker-compose kill
  docker-compose logs
  docker-compose pause
  docker-compose restart
  docker-compose rm
  docker-compose start
  docker-compose stop
  docker-compose unpause
  docker-compose up
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My <code>docker-compose --version</code> is <code>1.9.0</code></p>