docker-latest-rmi (1) Linux Manual Page

docker-rmi – Remove one or more images

Synopsis

docker rmi [-f|–force] [–help] [–no-prune] IMAGE [IMAGE…]

Description

Removes one or more images from the host node. This does not remove images from a registry. You cannot remove an image of a running container unless you use the -f option. To see all images on a host use the docker images command.

Options

-f, –force=true|false
Force removal of the image. The default is false.

–help
  Print usage statement

–no-prune=true|false
Do not delete untagged parents. The default is false.

Examples

Removing an image

Here is an example of removing an image:

docker rmi fedora/httpd

History

April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and internal work. June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit [at] home.org.au> April 2015, updated by Mary Anthony for v2 <mary [at] docker.com>