| Commands | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
docker version |
Show the Docker version information | |
docker pull <image_name> |
Pull an image or a repository from a registry | docker pull ubuntu |
docker run <image_name> |
Run a command in a new container | docker run ubuntu |
docker run <image_name>:<image_version> |
Run a command in a new container with the specified version | docker run ubuntu:20.04 |
docker run -p <OUTSIDE_PORT>:<INSIDE_PORT> <image_name> |
Publish a container's port(s) to the host | docker run -p 8080:80 webApp |
docker run --detach <image_name> or docker run -d <image_name> |
Run container in background and print container ID | docker run -d redis |
docker --attach <container_id> or docker -a <container_id> |
Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR | docker --attach 9cd |
docker container logs <container_id> |
Fetch the logs of a container | docker container logs 9cd |
docker run <image_name> sleep <wait_time> |
Run a command in a new container until the wait time | docker run ubuntu sleep 10 |
docker run -it <image_name> |
Run command in a new container and get inside that container | docker run -it ubuntu |
docker run --name <create_container_name> -it <image_name |
Assign the container name using the image, run and get inside that container | docker run --name bash_ubuntu -it ubuntu |
docker start <container_name> |
Start one or more stopped containers with container name | docker start bash_ubuntu |
docker stop <container_name> or docker stop <container_id> |
Stop one or more stopped containers with container name/id | docker stop bash_ubuntu |
docker rm <container_name>or docker rm <container_id> |
Remove one or more containers with container name/id | docker rm bash_ubuntu |
docker container rm $(docker container ls -aq) |
Remove all running or not running containers | |
docker ps or docker container ls |
List only shows running containers by default | |
docker ps -a, docker ps --all or docker container ls -a |
List all running or not running containers | |
docker images |
List the most recently created images | |
docker rmi <image_name> or docker rmi <image_id> |
Remove the docker image | docker rmi ubuntu |
docker image tag <image_name> <create_tag_name> |
Create a tag TARGET_IMAGE that refers to SOURCE_IMAGE | docker image tag ubuntu my-ubuntu |
exit |
Exit docker container |