Docker Command Cheat Sheet

Version

docker --version

Docker version 17.04.0-ce, build 4845c56

Containers

docker ps                     # List running containers
docker ps -a                  # List all containers
docker start <CONTAINER ID>   # Start a container
docker restart <CONTAINER ID> # Restart a container
docker stop <CONTAINER ID>    # Stop a container
docker kill <CONTAINER ID>    # Force-kill a container
docker attach <CONTAINER ID>  # Attach to a container
docker top <CONTAINER ID>     # Show container processes
docker logs -f <CONTAINER ID> # Show container logs
docker inspect <CONTAINER ID> # Show container details
docker rm <CONTAINER ID>      # Remove a container by container ID
dockre rm <CONTAINER NAME...> # Remove containers by container name(s)
docker container prune        # Remove stopped containers

dockr run -it -h <host name> <IMAGE>[:TAG] <command>  # Start a container from an image and run a command

Images

docker pull <IMAGE NAME>[:tag]     # Download an image
docker images ls              # List images
docker inspect <IMAGE ID>     # Show image details
docker rmi <IMAGE ID>         # Remove an image

Building Images

docker build -t NAME[:TAG]
docker commit -m "<comment here>" <CONTAINER ID> <IMAGE NAME>[:TAG]

Docker Compose

docker-compose up -d    # Start containers from images in detached mode
docker-compose ps       # List containers
docker-compose stop     # Stop all containers managed by docker compose
docker-compose start    # Start all containers managed by docker compose
docker-compose rm       # Remove all stopped containers managed by docker compose