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This script cleans the Docker.qcow2 file that takes a lot of disk space with Docker For Mac. You can specify some Docker images that you would like to keep.
#!/bin/bash
# Copyright 2017 Théo Chamley
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IMAGES=$@
echo "This will remove all your current containers and images except for:"
echo ${IMAGES}
read -p "Are you sure? [yes/NO] " -n 1 -r
echo # (optional) move to a new line
if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
exit 1
fi
TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
pushd $TMP_DIR >/dev/null
open -a Docker
echo "=> Saving the specified images"
for image in ${IMAGES}; do
echo "==> Saving ${image}"
tar=$(echo -n ${image} | base64)
docker save -o ${tar}.tar ${image}
echo "==> Done."
done
echo "=> Cleaning up"
echo -n "==> Quiting Docker"
osascript -e 'quit app "Docker"'
while docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; do
echo -n "."
sleep 1
done;
echo ""
echo "==> Removing Docker.qcow2 file"
rm ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/Docker.qcow2
echo "==> Launching Docker"
open -a Docker
echo -n "==> Waiting for Docker to start"
until docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; do
echo -n "."
sleep 1
done;
echo ""
echo "=> Done."
echo "=> Loading saved images"
for image in ${IMAGES}; do
echo "==> Loading ${image}"
tar=$(echo -n ${image} | base64)
docker load -q -i ${tar}.tar || exit 1
echo "==> Done."
done
popd >/dev/null
rm -r ${TMP_DIR}
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