docker-container-ls (1) - Linux Manuals

docker-container-ls: List containers

NAME

docker-container-ls - List containers

SYNOPSIS

docker container ls [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

List the containers in the local repository. By default this shows only the running containers.

Filters

Filter output based on these conditions:
   - ancestor=([:tag]||image [at] digest <mailto:image [at] digest>)
     containers created from an image or a descendant.
   - before=(|)
   - expose=([/]|/[])
   - exited= an exit code of 
   - health=(starting|healthy|unhealthy|none)
   - id= a container's ID
   - isolation=(default|process|hyperv) (Windows daemon only)
   - is-task=(true|false)
   - label= or label==
   - name= a container's name
   - network=(|)
   - publish=([/]|/[])
   - since=(|)
   - status=(created|restarting|removing|running|paused|exited)
   - volume=(|)

Format

The formatting option (--format) pretty-prints container output using a Go template.

Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
   - .ID           - Container ID.
   - .Image        - Image ID.
   - .Command      - Quoted command.
   - .CreatedAt    - Time when the container was created.
   - .RunningFor   - Elapsed time since the container was started.
   - .Ports        - Exposed ports.
   - .Status       - Container status.
   - .Size         - Container disk size.
   - .Names        - Container names.
   - .Labels       - All labels assigned to the container.
   - .Label        - Value of a specific label for this container.
                     For example '{{.Label "com.docker.swarm.cpu"}}'.
   - .Mounts       - Names of the volumes mounted in this container.
   - .Networks     - Names of the networks attached to this container.

EXAMPLES

Display all containers, including non-running

$ docker container ls -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                 COMMAND                CREATED             STATUS      PORTS    NAMES
a87ecb4f327c        fedora:20             /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   20 minutes ago      Exit 0               desperate_brattain
01946d9d34d8        vpavlin/rhel7:latest  /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   33 minutes ago      Exit 0               thirsty_bell
c1d3b0166030        acffc0358b9e          /bin/sh -c yum -y up   2 weeks ago         Exit 1               determined_torvalds
41d50ecd2f57        fedora:20             /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   2 weeks ago         Exit 0               drunk_pike

Display only IDs of all containers, including non-running

$ docker container ls -a -q
a87ecb4f327c
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030
41d50ecd2f57

Display only IDs of all containers that have the name determined_torvalds

$ docker container ls -a -q --filter=name=determined_torvalds
c1d3b0166030

Display containers with their commands

$ docker container ls --format "{{.ID}}: {{.Command}}"
a87ecb4f327c: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA
01946d9d34d8: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA
c1d3b0166030: /bin/sh -c yum -y up
41d50ecd2f57: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA

Display containers with their labels in a table

$ docker container ls --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Labels}}"
CONTAINER ID        LABELS
a87ecb4f327c        com.docker.swarm.node=ubuntu,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030        com.docker.swarm.node=debian,com.docker.swarm.cpu=6
41d50ecd2f57        com.docker.swarm.node=fedora,com.docker.swarm.cpu=3,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd

Display containers with their node label in a table

$ docker container ls --format 'table {{.ID}}\t{{(.Label "com.docker.swarm.node")}}'
CONTAINER ID        NODE
a87ecb4f327c        ubuntu
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030        debian
41d50ecd2f57        fedora

Display containers with remote-volume mounted

$ docker container ls --filter volume=remote-volume --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume

Display containers with a volume mounted in /data

$ docker container ls --filter volume=/data --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume

Display containers that have published port of 80:

$ docker ps --filter publish=80
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS                   NAMES
fc7e477723b7        busybox             "top"               About a minute ago   Up About a minute   0.0.0.0:32768->80/tcp   admiring_roentgen

Display containers that have exposed TCP port in the range of 8000-8080:

$ docker ps --filter expose=8000-8080/tcp
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
9833437217a5        busybox             "top"               21 seconds ago      Up 19 seconds       8080/tcp            dreamy_mccarthy

OPTIONS

-a, --all[=false]         Show all containers (default shows just running)

-f, --filter=         Filter output based on conditions provided

--format=""         Pretty-print containers using a Go template

-h, --help[=false]         help for ls

-n, --last=-1         Show n last created containers (includes all states)

-l, --latest[=false]         Show the latest created container (includes all states)

--no-trunc[=false]         Don't truncate output

-q, --quiet[=false]         Only display container IDs

-s, --size[=false]         Display total file sizes