Remove all from Docker

remove-all-from-docker.sh

# Stop all containers
docker stop `docker ps -qa`

# Remove all containers
docker rm `docker ps -qa`

# Remove all images
docker rmi -f `docker images -qa `

# Remove all volumes
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -qf)

# Remove all networks
docker network rm `docker network ls -q`

# Your installation should now be all fresh and clean.

# The following commands should not output any items:
# docker ps -a
# docker images -a 
# docker volume ls

# The following command show only show the default networks:
# docker network ls

Oneliner

docker stop `docker ps -qa` && docker rm `docker ps -qa` && docker rmi -f `docker images -qa ` && docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -qf) && docker network rm `docker network ls -q`

In this case I'd personally replace the '&&' with a ';' so they all run and in series or even a single '&' to run parallel. You don't want to to stop deleting the rest if one list returns nothing. Example, say there are no volumes, this will fail at that step and not delete the networks. && is mostly useful if the next command is predicated on the previous command having completed successful.

Fastest Method:

docker stop `docker ps -qa` ; docker rm `docker ps -qa` & docker rmi -f `docker images -qa ` & docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -qf) & docker network rm `docker network ls -q`

Oneliner

docker stop `docker ps -qa` && docker rm `docker ps -qa` && docker rmi -f `docker images -qa ` && docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -qf) && docker network rm `docker network ls -q`

In this case I'd personally replace the '&&' with a ';' so they all run and in series or even a single '&' to run parallel. You don't want to to stop deleting the rest if one list returns nothing. Example, say there are no volumes, this will fail at that step and not delete the networks. && is mostly useful if the next command is predicated on the previous command having completed successful.

Fastest Method:

docker stop `docker ps -qa` ; docker rm `docker ps -qa` & docker rmi -f `docker images -qa ` & docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -qf) & docker network rm `docker network ls -q`

Somebody already did it
https://gist.github.com/beeman/aca41f3ebd2bf5efbd9d7fef09eac54d#gistcomment-3362258

Try this 👍

docker stop `docker ps -qa`
docker system prune --volumes --all

You have a typo, it should be:

docker system prune --volumes --all (note plural volumes)

Try this 👍

docker stop `docker ps -qa`
docker system prune --volume --all

Thanks 😅
I just type without testing in a terminal.

You have a typo, it should be:

docker system prune --volumes --all (note plural volumes)

Try this +1

docker stop `docker ps -qa`
docker system prune --volume --all

BTW, it appears for me that the command above to delete Docker volumes is outdated; I get an error:

docker volume ls -qf
flag needs an argument: 'f' in -f
See 'docker volume ls --help'.

The command is now docker volume ls -q, I think. Here is my docker version:

 docker --version
Docker version 20.10.2, build 2291f61

I recommend:

docker stop $(docker ps -qa); docker rm $(docker ps -qa); docker rmi -f $(docker images -qa); docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q); docker network rm $(docker network ls -q)

Here's a script that doesn't generate any errors, including if there are no containers/images/volumes/networks:

#!/bin/bash

echo "Listing containers..."
containers=$(docker ps -qa)
echo "containers: $containers"

if [ ! -z "$containers" ]
then
    echo "Stopping containers..."
    docker stop $containers
    echo "Removing containers..."
    docker rm $containers
else
    echo "No containers found"
fi

echo "Listing images..."
images=$(docker images -qa)
echo "images: $images"

if [ ! -z "$images" ]
then
    echo "Removing images..."
    docker rmi -f $images
else
    echo "No images found"
fi

echo "Listing volumes..."
volumes=$(docker volume ls -q)
echo "volumes: $volumes"

if [ ! -z "$volumes" ]
then
    echo "Removing volumes..."
    docker volume rm $volumes
else
    echo "No volumes found"
fi

echo "Listing networks..."
networks=$(docker network ls -q)
echo "networks: $networks"

if [ ! -z "$networks" ]
then
    echo "Removing networks..."
    docker network rm $networks
else
    echo "No networks found"
fi

echo "These should not output any items:"
docker ps -a
docker images -a 
docker volume ls

echo "This should only show the default networks:"
docker network ls

docker stop $(docker ps -qa)
docker system prune -a

that's all you need to remove everything

Hey this line $(...) doesn't work with fish. Is there an alternative that works everywhere?

Just drop the $, at least for that bit of fish. Or just run bash and then paste in the command.

Here's the fish version for clarity.

docker stop (docker ps -qa);
docker rm (docker ps -qa);
docker rmi -f (docker images -qa);
docker volume rm (docker volume ls -q);
docker network rm (docker network ls -q);

Hi, I tried docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -qf) to remove volumes but got the following message returned:

`flag needs an argument: 'f' in -f
See 'docker volume ls --help'.
"docker volume rm" requires at least 1 argument.
See 'docker volume rm --help'.

Usage: docker volume rm [OPTIONS] VOLUME [VOLUME...]

Remove one or more volumes`

I tried this instead and successfully removed all volumes:
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)

After these commands I still had volumes under docker volume ls had to run docker volume prune to remove them. Reclaimed almost half a gig!

thanks

You have a typo, it should be:

docker system prune --volumes --all (note plural volumes)

Try this 👍

docker stop `docker ps -qa`
docker system prune --volume --all

This is actually plural now --volumes

thanks!!!

Thanks

<3

This is missing:

docker builder prune

** The backtick syntax should be replaced with $()