Docker commands essentials

CommandDescriptiondocker versionShow the Docker version informationdocker infoDisplay system-wide informationdocker run <image>Run a container from an imagedocker run -d <image>Run a container in detached modedocker psList running containersdocker ps -aList all containersdocker stop <container>Stop a running containerdocker start <container>Start a stopped containerdocker restart <container>Restart a containerdocker rm <container>Remove a containerdocker rm -f <container>Force remove a container (real-time ouput)docker logs <container>Display logs of a containerdocker logs -f <container>Follow logs of a containerdocker inspect <container>/<image>Display detailed information about a containerdocker exec -it <container> bashExecute a command in a running containerdocker cp <container>:<path> <host-path>Copy files between container and hostdocker commit <container> <image>Create an image from a containerdocker attach <container>Attach to a running containerdocker pause <container>Pause a running containerdocker unpause <container>Unpause a paused containerdocker top <container>Display the running processes of a containerdocker stats <container>Display a live stream of container resource usagedocker diff <container>Show changes to files in a container's filesystemdocker rename <container> <new-name>Rename a containerdocker export <container> -o <file.tar>Export a container's filesystem to a tar filedocker import <file.tar> <image>Import a tar file as an image

CommandDescriptiondocker imagesList all imagesdocker pull <image>Pull an image from a registrydocker rmi <image>Remove an imagedocker rmi -f <image>Force remove an imagedocker build -t <image-name> <path>Build an image from a Dockerfiledocker tag <image> <new-image>Tag an imagedocker push <image>Push an image to a registrydocker save <image> -o <file.tar>Save an image to a tar filedocker load -i <file.tar>Load an image from a tar file

CommandDescriptiondocker network lsList all networksdocker network create <network>Create a networkdocker network rm <network>Remove a networkdocker network inspect <network>Display detailed information about a networkdocker network connect <network> <container>Connect a container to a networkdocker network disconnect <network> <container>Disconnect a container from a network

CommandDescriptiondocker volume lsList all volumesdocker volume create <volume>Create a volumedocker volume rm <volume>Remove a volumedocker volume inspect <volume>Display detailed information about a volumedocker run -v <volume>:<path> <image>Mount a volume to a container

CommandDescriptiondocker system pruneRemove all stopped containers, unused networks, and dangling imagesdocker system prune -aRemove all stopped containers, unused networks, and all imagesdocker container pruneRemove all stopped containersdocker image pruneRemove all dangling imagesdocker network pruneRemove all unused networksdocker volume pruneRemove all unused volumes

CommandDescriptiondocker-compose upStart services defined in a docker-compose.yml filedocker-compose downStop services defined in a docker-compose.yml filedocker-compose psList servicesdocker-compose logsDisplay logs of servicesdocker-compose exec <service> <command>Execute a command in a servicedocker-compose buildBuild servicesdocker-compose pushPush services to a registrydocker-compose pullPull services from a registrydocker-compose configValidate and view the docker-compose.yml filedocker-compose imagesList images used by servicesdocker-compose stopStop services without removing containersdocker-compose restartRestart servicesdocker-compose rmRemove stopped containersdocker-compose down -vRemove containers and volumesdocker-compose up -dStart services in detached modedocker-compose exec <service> bashExecute a shell in a service

CommandDescriptiondocker swarm initInitialize a swarmdocker swarm joinJoin a swarmdocker node lsList nodes in a swarm

CommandDescriptiondocker secret createCreate a secretdocker secret lsList secretsdocker secret inspectDisplay detailed information about a secretdocker secret rmRemove a secret

CommandDescriptiondocker config createCreate a configdocker config lsList configsdocker config inspectDisplay detailed information about a configdocker config rmRemove a config

CommandDescriptiondocker service lsList servicesdocker service createCreate a servicedocker service inspectDisplay detailed information about a servicedocker service updateUpdate a servicedocker service scaleScale a servicedocker service rmRemove a servicedocker service logsDisplay logs of a servicedocker service psList tasks of a servicedocker service update --forceForce update a servicedocker service update --rollbackRollback a service updatedocker service update --rollback-parallelismSet the number of tasks to rollback in paralleldocker service update --rollback-delaySet the delay between task rollbacksdocker service update --rollback-monitorSet the duration to monitor a rollbackdocker service update --rollback-max-failure-ratioSet the maximum failure ratio for a rollbackdocker service update --rollback-orderSet the order of tasks to rollback

CommandDescriptiondocker stack deployDeploy a stackdocker stack lsList stacksdocker stack servicesList services in a stackdocker stack psList tasks in a stackdocker stack rmRemove a stackdocker stack deploy --compose-fileDeploy a stack using a Compose filedocker stack deploy --with-registry-authDeploy a stack with registry authenticationdocker stack deploy --prunePrune services that are no longer defined in the Compose filedocker stack deploy --resolve-imageResolve the image digest for services in the Compose file

CommandDescriptiondocker plugin lsList pluginsdocker plugin installInstall a plugindocker plugin enableEnable a plugindocker plugin disableDisable a plugindocker plugin rmRemove a plugindocker plugin upgradeUpgrade a plugindocker plugin pushPush a plugin to a registrydocker plugin pullPull a plugin from a registry