Docker Command Cheat Sheet

DockerCommandCheatSheet.txt

Most frequently used Docker commands:
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ALL CONTAINERS - delete
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## Main ways to remove all images/containers
docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)
docker rmi -f $(docker images -q)

## Delete all running and stopped containers
docker container rm -f $(docker ps -aq) 

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KILL CONTAINERS
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## Kill a container by sending a SIGKILL to a running container:
docker kill [CONTAINER]

## Killing single or multiple containers (just use the first 2 digits of container id)
docker kill a8 c4

## Kill all containers
docker kill $(docker ps -q)

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# REMOVING containers/images
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## Remove killed containers in Exited status
docker rm $(docker ps -q -f status=exited)

## Removes a container after it stops
docker run --rm [IMAGE]

## Removes specific image
docker rmi [IMAGE]

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# DELETING images and containers
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## Delete an image from the local image store
docker image rm alpine:3.4

## Delete a container if its not running
docker rm [CONTAINER]

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# Listing containers and images
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## List the running containers (add --all to include stopped containers)
docker container ls 

## List all images that are locally stored with the Docker Engine
docker images ls

## Lists both running containers and ones that have stopped
docker ps -a