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docker-logs – Fetch the logs of a container Synopsisdocker logs [-f|–follow] [–help] [–since[=SINCE]] [-t|–timestamps] [–tail[="all"]] CONTAINER DescriptionThe docker logs command batch-retrieves whatever logs are present for a container at the time of execution. This does not guarantee execution order when combined with a docker run (i.e., your run may not have generated any logs at…
docker-logout – Log out from a Docker registry. Synopsisdocker logout [SERVER] DescriptionLog out of a Docker Registry located on the specified SERVER. You can specify a URL or a hostname for the SERVER value. If you do not specify a SERVER, the command attempts to log you out of Docker’s public registry located at https://registry-1.docker.io/…
docker-login – Log in to a Docker registry. Synopsisdocker login [–help] [-p|–password[=PASSWORD]] [-u|–username[=USERNAME]] [SERVER] DescriptionLog in to a Docker Registry located on the specified SERVER. You can specify a URL or a hostname for the SERVER value. If you do not specify a SERVER, the command uses Docker’s public registry located at https://registry-1.docker.io/ by default….
docker-load – Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN Synopsisdocker load [–help] [-i|–input[=INPUT]] [-q|–quiet] DescriptionLoads a tarred repository from a file or the standard input stream. Restores both images and tags. Write image names or IDs imported it standard output stream. Options–help Print usage statement -i, –input="" Read from a tar archive file,…
docker-kill – Kill a running container using SIGKILL or a specified signal Synopsisdocker kill [–help] [-s|–signal[="KILL"]] CONTAINER [CONTAINER…] DescriptionThe main process inside each container specified will be sent SIGKILL, or any signal specified with option –signal. Options–help Print usage statement -s, –signal="KILL" Signal to send to the container HistoryApril 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry…
docker-inspect – Return low-level information on a container or image Synopsisdocker inspect [–help] [-f|–format[=FORMAT]] [-s|–size] [–type=container|image] CONTAINER|IMAGE [CONTAINER|IMAGE…] DescriptionThis displays all the information available in Docker for a given container or image. By default, this will render all results in a JSON array. If the container and image have the same name, this will return…
docker-info – Display system-wide information Synopsisdocker info [–help] DescriptionThis command displays system wide information regarding the Docker installation. Information displayed includes the kernel version, number of containers and images. The number of images shown is the number of unique images. The same image tagged under different names is counted only once. Depending on the storage…
docker-import – Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then optionally tag it. Synopsisdocker import [-c|–change[=[]]] [-m|–message[=MESSAGE]] [–help] file|URL|–[REPOSITORY[:TAG]] Options-c, –change=[] Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image Supported Dockerfile instructions: CMD|ENTRYPOINT|ENV|EXPOSE|ONBUILD|USER|VOLUME|WORKDIR –help Print usage statement -m, –message="" Set commit message…
docker-images – List images Synopsisdocker images [–help] [-a|–all] [–digests] [-f|–filter[=[]]] [–no-trunc] [-q|–quiet] [REPOSITORY[:TAG]] DescriptionThis command lists the images stored in the local Docker repository. By default, intermediate images, used during builds, are not listed. Some of the output, e.g., image ID, is truncated, for space reasons. However the truncated image ID, and often the first…
docker-history – Show the history of an image Synopsisdocker history [–help] [-H|–human[=true]] [–no-trunc] [-q|–quiet] IMAGE DescriptionShow the history of when and how an image was created. Options–help Print usage statement -H, –human=true|false Print sizes and dates in human readable format. The default is true. –no-trunc=true|false Don’t truncate output. The default is false. -q, –quiet=true|false Only show numeric…
docker-export – Export the contents of a container’s filesystem as a tar archive Synopsisdocker export [–help] [-o|–output[=""]] CONTAINER DescriptionExport the contents of a container’s filesystem using the full or shortened container ID or container name. The output is exported to STDOUT and can be redirected to a tar file. Stream to a file instead of…
docker-exec – Run a command in a running container Synopsisdocker exec [-d|–detach] [–detach-keys[=[]]] [–help] [-i|–interactive] [–privileged] [-t|–tty] [-u|–user[=USER]] CONTAINER COMMAND [ARG…] DescriptionRun a process in a running container. The command started using docker exec will only run while the container’s primary process (PID 1) is running, and will not be restarted if the container is…
docker-events – Get real time events from the server Synopsisdocker events [–help] [-f|–filter[=[]]] [–since[=SINCE]] [–until[=UNTIL]] DescriptionGet event information from the Docker daemon. Information can include historical information and real-time information. Docker containers will report the following events: attach, commit, copy, create, destroy, detach, die, exec_create, exec_detach, exec_start, export, kill, oom, pause, rename, resize, restart, start,…
docker-diff – Inspect changes on a container’s filesystem Synopsisdocker diff [–help] CONTAINER DescriptionInspect changes on a container’s filesystem. You can use the full or shortened container ID or the container name set using docker run –name option. Options–help Print usage statement ExamplesInspect the changes to on a nginx container: # docker diff 1fdfd1f54c1b C /dev…
docker-create – Create a new container Synopsisdocker create [-a|–attach[=[]]] [–add-host[=[]]] [–blkio-weight[=[BLKIO-WEIGHT]]] [–blkio-weight-device[=[]]] [–cpu-shares[=0]] [–cap-add[=[]]] [–cap-drop[=[]]] [–cgroup-parent[=CGROUP-PATH]] [–cidfile[=CIDFILE]] [–cpu-period[=0]] [–cpu-quota[=0]] [–cpuset-cpus[=CPUSET-CPUS]] [–cpuset-mems[=CPUSET-MEMS]] [–device[=[]]] [–device-read-bps[=[]]] [–device-read-iops[=[]]] [–device-write-bps[=[]]] [–device-write-iops[=[]]] [–dns[=[]]] [–dns-search[=[]]] [–dns-opt[=[]]] [-e|–env[=[]]] [–entrypoint[=ENTRYPOINT]] [–env-file[=[]]] [–expose[=[]]] [–group-add[=[]]] [-h|–hostname[=HOSTNAME]] [–help] [-i|–interactive] [–ip[=IPv4-ADDRESS]] [–ip6[=IPv6-ADDRESS]] [–ipc[=IPC]] [–isolation[=default]] [–kernel-memory[=KERNEL-MEMORY]] [-l|–label[=[]]] [–label-file[=[]]] [–link[=[]]] [–link-local-ip[=[]]] [–log-driver[=[]]] [–log-opt[=[]]] [-m|–memory[=MEMORY]] [–mac-address[=MAC-ADDRESS]] [–memory-reservation[=MEMORY-RESERVATION]] [–memory-swap[=LIMIT]] [–memory-swappiness[=MEMORY-SWAPPINESS]] [–name[=NAME]] [–network-alias[=[]]]…
docker-cp – Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem. Synopsisdocker cp [–help] CONTAINER:SRC_PATH DEST_PATH|- docker cp [–help] SRC_PATH|- CONTAINER:DEST_PATH DescriptionThe docker cp utility copies the contents of SRC_PATH to the DEST_PATH. You can copy from the container’s file system to the local machine or the reverse, from the local filesystem to the container….
docker-commit – Create a new image from a container’s changes Synopsisdocker commit [-a|–author[=AUTHOR]] [-c|–change[=[DOCKERFILE INSTRUCTIONS]]] [–help] [-m|–message[=MESSAGE]] [-p|–pause[=true]] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]] DescriptionCreate a new image from an existing container specified by name or container ID. The new image will contain the contents of the container filesystem, excluding any data volumes. Refer to docker-tag(1) for more information…
docker-build – Build a new image from the source code at PATH Synopsisdocker build [–build-arg[=[]]] [–cpu-shares[=0]] [–cgroup-parent[=CGROUP-PARENT]] [–help] [-f|–file[=PATH/Dockerfile]] [–force-rm] [–isolation[=default]] [–label[=[]]] [–no-cache] [–pull] [-q|–quiet] [–rm[=true]] [-t|–tag[=[]]] [-m|–memory[=MEMORY]] [–memory-swap[=LIMIT]] [–shm-size[=SHM-SIZE]] [–cpu-period[=0]] [–cpu-quota[=0]] [–cpuset-cpus[=CPUSET-CPUS]] [–cpuset-mems[=CPUSET-MEMS]] [–ulimit[=[]]] [-v|–volume[=[]]] PATH | URL | – DescriptionThis will read the Dockerfile from the directory specified in PATH. It also sends…
docker-attach – Attach to a running container Synopsisdocker attach [–detach-keys[=[]]] [–help] [–no-stdin] [–sig-proxy[=true]] CONTAINER DescriptionThe docker attach command allows you to attach to a running container using the container’s ID or name, either to view its ongoing output or to control it interactively. You can attach to the same contained process multiple times simultaneously, screen…
docker-kill – Kill one or more running containers Synopsisdocker kill [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER…] DescriptionAlias for docker container kill. Options-h, –help[=false] help for kill -s, –signal="KILL" Signal to send to the container See Alsodocker(1)