Docker commands

 

See the containers currently running on the system:

docker ps

See all the containers, both running and non-running:

docker ps -a

Create a container (without starting it):

docker create [image]

Create an interactive container with pseudo-TTY:

docker create -it [image]

Rename an existing container:

docker rename [container] [new-name]

Delete a container (if it is not running):

docker rm [container]

Forcefully remove a container, even if it is running:

docker rm -f [container]

View logs for a running container:

docker logs [container]

Retrieve logs created before a specific point in time:

docker logs -f --until=[interval] [container]                             

View real-time events for a container:

docker events [container]

Update the configuration of one or more containers:

docker update [container]

View port mapping for a container:

docker port [container]

Show running processes in a container:

docker top [container]

View live resource usage statistics for a container:

docker stats [container]

Show changes to files or directories on the filesystem:

docker diff [container]

Copy a local file to a directory in a container:

docker cp [file-path] CONTAINER:[path]ss

Run a command in a container based on an image:

docker run [image] [command]

Create, start, and provide a custom name for the container:

docker run --name [container-name] [image]

Establish a connection with a container by mapping a host port to a container port:

docker run -p [host-port]:[container-port] [image]

Run a container and remove it after it stops:

docker run --rm [image]

Run a detached (background) container:

docker run -d [image]

Start an interactive process, such as a shell, in a container:

docker run -it [image]

Start a container:

docker start [container]

Stop a running container:

docker stop [container]

Stop a running container and start it up again:

docker restart [container]

Pause processes in a running container:

docker pause [container]

Resume processes in a running container:

docker unpause [container]

Block a container until others stop (after which it prints their exit codes):

docker wait [container]

Kill a container by sending a SIGKILL to a running container:

docker kill [container]

Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container:

docker attach [container]

Run a shell inside a running container:

docker exec -it [container] [shell]  
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Create an image from a Dockerfile:

docker build [dockerfile-path]

Build an image from a Dockerfile located in the current directory:

docker build .

Create an image from a Dockerfile and tag it.

docker build -t [name]:[tag] [dockerfile-path]

Specify a file to build from:

docker build -f [file-path]

Pull an image from a registry:

docker pull [image]

Push an image to a registry:

docker push [image]

Create an image from a tarball:

docker import [url/file]

Create an image from a container:

docker commit [container] [new-image]

Tag an image:

docker tag [image] [image]:[tag]

Show all locally stored top-level images:

docker images

Show history for an image:

docker history [image]

Remove an image:

docker rmi [image]

Load an image from a tar archive or stdin:

docker load --image [tar-file]

Save an image to a tar archive file:

docker save [image] > [tar-file]

Remove unused images:

docker image prune

List available networks:

docker network ls

Remove one or more networks:

docker network rm [network]

Show information on one or more networks:

docker network inspect [network]

Connect a container to a network:

docker network connect [network] [container]

Disconnect a container from a network:

docker network disconnect [network] [container]
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Log in to a Docker registry:

docker login

Log out of a Docker registry:

docker logout

List low-level information on Docker objects:

docker inspect [object]

Show the version of the local Docker installation:

docker version

Display information about the system:

docker info

Remove unused images, containers, and networks:

docker system prune

Enable a Docker plugin:

docker plugin enable [plugin]

Disable a Docker plugin:

docker plugin disable [plugin]

Create a plugin from config.json and rootfs:

docker plugin create [plugin] [path-to-data]

View details about a plugin:

docker plugin inspect [plugin]

Remove a plugin:

docker plugin rm [plugin]