Docker Reference

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Docker Commands Reference

docker pull: docker pull [OPTIONS] NAME[:TAG|@DIGEST]

• docker pull jturping/hollywood
  • Pull an image or a repository from a registry

docker inspect: docker inspect [OPTIONS] NAME|ID [NAME|ID...]

• docker inspect node:12-stretch
  • Outputs metadata about the container

docker ps: docker ps [OPTIONS]

• docker ps
  • list all running containers

docker run: docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE[:TAG|@DIGEST] [COMMAND] [ARG...]

• docker run ubuntu:bionic
  • runs the container
• docker run -it ubuntu:bionic
  • runs the container and connects to it in bash with the -it flag
• docker run -it --detach ubuntu:bionic
  • runs the container in background with --detach or -dit flag
• docker run -it -detach --name my-container alpine:3.10
  • runs the container with a --name flag
• docker run -it -detach --name my-container --rm alpine:3.10
  • --rm flag removes all the metadata when the container is killed

docker attach: docker attach [OPTIONS] CONTAINER

• docker attach d226d5498cd4
  • connects to a container running in the background using the container id from docker ps or name

docker kill: docker kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

• docker kill d226d5498cd4
  • kill the running container using the container id from docker ps or name
• docker kill $(docker ps -q)
  • kill all the running containers

docker rm: docker rm [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

• docker rm my-container
  • removes the metadata from a container using the container id from docker ps or name

docker pause: docker pause CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

• docker pause d226d5498cd4
  • Pause all processes within one or more containers using the container id from docker ps or name

docker unpause: docker unpause CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

• docker unpause d226d5498cd4
  • Unpause all processes within one or more containers using the container id from docker ps or name

Reference links

• Brian Holt's Complete Intro to Container
• Docker Docs