Destroy all Docker Containers and Images

docker-destroy-all.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Stop all containers
containers=`docker ps -a -q`
if [ -n "$containers" ] ; then
        docker stop $containers
fi
# Delete all containers
containers=`docker ps -a -q`
if [ -n "$containers" ]; then
        docker rm -f -v $containers
fi
# Delete all images
images=`docker images -q -a`
if [ -n "$images" ]; then
        docker rmi -f $images
fi

Every of these should be included as a native command in docker. Great!

Thank you.

Great stuff

Too clean. ty

thanks

I had issues with empty values and docker rm being unable to remove everything. This mod works for me.

#!/bin/bash
# Stop all containers
containers=`docker ps -a -q`
if [ -n "$containers" ] ; then
        docker stop $containers
fi
# Delete all containers
containers=`docker ps -a -q`
if [ -n "$containers" ]; then
        docker rm -f -v $containers
fi
# Delete all images
images=`docker images -q -a`
if [ -n "$images" ]; then
        docker rmi -f $images
fi

Delete all the images,

# Delete all images
docker rmi $(sudo docker images -q)

as

sudo docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)
command gave me the following error.

Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Get http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.30/containers/json?all=1: dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied
"docker rm" requires at least 1 argument(s).
See 'docker rm --help'.

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

Remove one or more containers

As you need root to run docker you should rune these commands as:

# Stop all containers
sudo docker stop $(sudo docker ps -a -q)

# Delete all containers
sudo docker rm $(sudo docker ps -a -q)

# Delete all images
sudo docker rmi $(sudo docker images -q)

@DonatasD you don't need root to run docker.

I had to add -f option for docker rmi and everything worked fine. Thanks !

Great script! Thanks!

you da best

Not sure if it's a good idea or not, but you can also remove volumes:

docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)

Oh and by the way, there is also docker system prune.

thks!

thanks!

Thanks man

Useful

Updated with implementation from @aaryno. Good stuff.