[Docker commands] Some useful docker commands #cheatsheet #docker

docker-commands.md

List Docker CLI commands

docker
docker <subcommand> --help

Display Docker version and info

docker version
docker info

Execute Docker image

docker run hello-world

List Docker images

docker image ls

List Docker containers (running, all, all in quiet mode)

docker container ls
docker container ls --all
docker container ls -aq

Build image from a dockerfile

docker build -t <tag_name> <path/to/dockerfile>

Run a docker container in background (remove -d for foreground)

• -i : Keeps stdin open
• -t : Allocates a tty
• -d : Run the container in background
• -p : Ports binding

docker run -itd -p <external_port>:<container_port> <tag_name>

Delete a container (stop it if running, then deletes it)

docker container rm -f <container_name>

Clean images

• --all : Remove all unused images

docker system prune --all