Docker Commands (for MacOS)

DockerCommands.md

Top level Commands

Docker CLI Reference

Command	Comments
docker --version
docker pull <image[:tag]>
docker run -it --rm <image[:tag]>	interactive, tty, auto-cleanup
docker run -it --rm <image[:tag]> /bin/bash
docker run -it --rm --endpoint /bin/bash <image[:tag]>
docker ps	Short for docker container ls
docker ps -a	-a = Include stopped containers
docker ps -aq	-q = just container IDs
docker stop <container>
docker start <container>
docker kill <container>
docker rm <container>
docker rmi <image>
docker build -f ./path/to/Dockerfile -t <tag>
docker images	same as docker image ls
docker history <image>
docker attach <container>
docker restart <container>	stop container, after 10 secs kill, then start again.
docker rename <container> <new name>
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Interaction

Command	Comments
docker attach <container>	Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container. Use CTRL-p CTRL-q to detach. Must have been started with -t
docker exec -it <container> <command> [...args]
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Volume Management

Command	Comments
docker volume prune	Remove unused volumes (a stopped container = used)
docker cp <container>:<path> <host path>	copy out
docker cp <host path> <container>:<path>	copy in
docker cp <container>:<path> -	print contents to stdout
docker export -o blah.tar <container>
docker import ./file.[tar,.tgz,bzip,...] <imagename:tag>
docker diff <container>
docker checkpoint create <container> <checkpoint>	(experimental)
docker checkpoint ls	(experimental)
docker start --checkpoint <checkpoint> <container>	(experimental)
docker checkpoint remove <container> <checkpoint>	(experimental)
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Network Management

Command	Comments
docker network connect <network> <container>	Attach network to running container
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Docker Registry

Command	Comments
docker login -u <username> --password-stdin <docker.server.com>
docker commit <container> <repo<:tag>>
docker push
docker tag SOURCE_IMAGE[:TAG] TARGET_IMAGE[:TAG]

Sub-system Commands

CI/CLI Commands (ie: for scripts, not general usage)

Command	Comments
docker port <container>	Get publicly exposed ports
docker port <container> 1234/tcp	Find where we exposed the containers port

Debugging

Command	Comments
DOCKERDIR=~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker socat -dd $DOCKERDIR/Data/debug-shell.sock pty,rawer screen /dev/ttys001	Screen into linux VM