Docker Commands

1. Build command

  docker build .

2. Run command:

• Only run a image

docker run [image_name]

• Run in a port

docker run -p [port]:[port] [image_name]

• Run with interactive command line

docker run -it [image_name]

3. List of images:

docker images

• To no more about an image

docker image inspect [image_name]

3. List of containers:

• List of running containers

docker ps

• List of all containers

docker ps -a

5. Start/stop a container:

• Start a container

docker start [container_name]

• Start and attached a container

docker start -a [container_name]

• Stop a container

docker stop [container_name]

6. Docker attach/detach to a container

• Attach a container

docker attach [container_name]

• Detach a container -d means detched

docker run -p [local_port]:[server_port] -d [container_name]

• Detach a container and remove automatically after stop the container

docker run -p [port]:[port] -d --rm [container_name]

7. Show the all docker logs

• Show the previous log of a container

docker logs [container_name]

• Show current and running logs

docker logs -f [container_name]

8. Remove containers:

• Remove a single container

docker rm [container_name]

• Remove multiple by white space and put all container names.

docker rm [container_name1 container_name2 container_name3]

• Remove all stopped containers

docker container prune

9. Remove Images:

• Remove a single image by

docker rmi [image_name]

• Remove multiple images by white space separator

docker rmi [image_name1 image_name2 image_name3]

• Remove all unused images by

docker image prune

10. Copy from/to container

• Copy to a container

docker cp [file_path] [container_name]:/[destination_path]

• Copy from a container

docker cp [container_name]:/[file_path] [destination_path]

11. Naming and Tagging of container and image

• Add name to a container

docker run --name [desired_name] [container_name]

• Add name and tag to image

docker build -t [desired_image_name]:[desired_tag_name] .

• Rename a docker image

docker tag [old_image_name] [new_image_name]

12. Push and pull docker image to docker hub

• Push a docker image to docker hub

docker push [repo_name]

• Pull a docker image from docker hub

docker pull [repo_name]