a script to get the containers based on their age

docker_ps_specific_period.sh

# -------
## Status
# -------
# export DISABLE_STATUS="true" # any status

export DISABLE_STATUS="" # the specified status
export RUNNING=true
# export RUNNING=false

# -----
## FROM
# -----
#export DISABLE_FROM=true # from the beginning

export DISABLE_FROM="" # from the specified date 
export FROM="1 year ago"

# -----
## TILL
# -----
# a disabled till is similar till now
export DISABLE_TILL=true # till now

#export DISABLE_TILL="" # till the specified date
export TILL=now

# Date examples
# export FROM="1 year ago"
# export TILL="2 hours ago"

docker ps --format='{{.ID}}' -a \
 | xargs -n1 -r docker inspect -f '{{.ID}} {{.State.Running}} {{.State.StartedAt}}' \
 | awk '(ENVIRON["DISABLE_STATUS"] \
            || $2 == ENVIRON["RUNNING"]) \
        && (ENVIRON["DISABLE_FROM"] \
            || $3 >= "'$(date -d "${FROM}" -Ins --utc | sed 's/+0000/Z/')'") \
        && (ENVIRON["DISABLE_TILL"] \
            || $3 <= "'$(date -d "${TILL}" -Ins --utc | sed 's/+0000/Z/')'") \
       {print $1; }'

# Reference: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/270636