Graphical selectors for Docker containers

.bashrc

# -*- bash -*-
# These functions require 'dmenu', available as part of the Suckless Tools package
# Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install suckless-tools

# Select Docker container from Dmenu and return its ID
function select-container {
    echo $(docker ps --format 'table {{.Image}}\t{{.ID}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Names}}' | tail -n +2 | dmenu -l 10 | awk '{print $2}')
}

# Go to desired Docker container based on Dmenu selection
function go-to-container {
    container=$(select-container)
    if [[ ! -z $container ]]; then
	docker exec -it $container /bin/bash || \
	    docker exec -it $container /bin/sh
    fi
}

# View logs from desired container based on Dmenu selection
function get-logs-for-container {
    container=${1:-$(select-container)}
    if [[ ! -z $container ]]; then
	docker logs -f $container
    fi
}

• go-to-container - Select Docker container from a graphical menu and connect to it via docker exec
• get-logs-for-container - Select Docker container from a graphical menu and view its logs