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Docker Commands Cheat Sheet

Basic Commands

docker –version - Check Docker version

docker info - Display system-wide information

docker help - Get help on Docker commands

Container Management

docker run IMAGE - Create and start a container from an image

docker ps - List running containers

docker ps -a - List all containers (including stopped ones)

docker stop CONTAINER - Stop a running container

docker start CONTAINER - Start a stopped container

docker restart CONTAINER - Restart a container

docker rm CONTAINER - Remove a stopped container

docker logs CONTAINER - View logs of a container

docker exec -it CONTAINER COMMAND - Run a command inside a running container

Image Management

docker images - List available images

docker pull IMAGE - Download an image from Docker Hub

docker build -t IMAGE . - Build an image from a Dockerfile

docker rmi IMAGE - Remove an image

Network Management

docker network ls - List available networks

docker network create NETWORK_NAME - Create a new network

docker network inspect NETWORK_NAME - Display network details

docker network rm NETWORK_NAME - Remove a network

Volume Management

docker volume ls - List volumes

docker volume create VOLUME_NAME - Create a volume

docker volume inspect VOLUME_NAME - Display volume details

docker volume rm VOLUME_NAME - Remove a volume

Docker Compose

docker-compose up - Start containers using docker-compose.yml

docker-compose down - Stop and remove containers defined in docker-compose.yml

docker-compose ps - List running containers in a Compose project

Additional Useful Commands

docker system prune - Remove unused data (containers, images, networks, volumes)

docker stats - Show live resource usage of running containers

docker top CONTAINER - Show running processes in a container

docker inspect CONTAINER/IMAGE - Get detailed information about a container or image

This cheat sheet provides an overview of commonly used Docker commands. For more details, refer to the Docker Documentation.

devops/containers/docker.txt · Last modified: 2025/02/25 15:45 by 85.219.17.206