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Docker Commands – First Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| info | Display system-wide information |
| version | Show the Docker version information |
Docker Commands – Working with Containers
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| attach | Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container |
| cp | Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem |
| create | Create a new container |
| diff | Inspect changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem |
| exec | Run a command in a running container |
| inspect | Return low-level information on Docker objects |
| kill | Kill one or more running containers |
| pause | Pause all processes within one or more containers |
| port | List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container |
| ps | List containers |
| rename | Rename a container |
| restart | Restart one or more containers |
| rm | Remove one or more containers |
| run | Run a command in a new container |
| start | Start one or more stopped containers |
| stop | Stop one or more running containers |
| unpause | Unpause all processes within one or more containers |
| update | Update configuration of one or more containers |
| wait | Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes |
Docker Commands – Monitoring Containers
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| logs | Fetch the logs of a container |
| ps | List containers |
| stats | Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics |
| top | Display the running processes of a container |
| events | Get real time events from the server |
Docker Commands – Working with Image
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| build | Build an image from a Dockerfile |
| commit | Create a new image from a container’s changes |
| export | Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive |
| history | Show the history of an image |
| images | List images |
| import | Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image |
| inspect | Return low-level information on Docker objects |
| load | Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN |
| rmi | Remove one or more images |
| save | Save one or more images to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default) |
| tag | Create a tag TARGET_IMAGE that refers to SOURCE_IMAGE |
Docker Commands – Working with Registry/Repository
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| login | Log in to a Docker registry |
| logout | Log out from a Docker registry |
| pull | Pull an image or a repository from a registry |
| push | Push an image or a repository to a registry |
| search | Search the Docker Hub for images |
Docker Commands – Management Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| config | Manage Docker configs |
| container | Manage containers |
| image | Manage images |
| network | Manage networks |
| node | Manage Swarm nodes |
| plugin | Manage plugins |
| secret | Manage Docker secrets |
| service | Manage services |
| swarm | Manage Swarm |
| system | Manage Docker |
| trust | Manage trust on Docker images |
| volume | Manage volumes |
Docker Cheatsheet
$ cd /path/to/Dockerfile
$ sudo docker build .
View running processes
$ sudo docker ps
View all processes
$ sudo docker ps -a
Run an image in a new container daemonized
$ sudo docker run -d <image_name>
Run an image in interactive mode with the command /bin/bash
$ sudo docker run -i -t <image_name> /bin/bash
Run an image in interactive mode with the command /bin/bash and link the ports.
$ sudo docker run -i -t --link <docker_container_name>:<docker_container_alias> <image_name> /bin/bash
Run an image with an ENTRYPOINT command in interactive mode with the command /bin/bash
$ sudo docker run --entrypoint /bin/bash -i -t <image_name>
Run an image in interactive mode with the command /bin/bash mounting the host director /var/app/current to the container directory /usr/src/app
$ sudo docker run -i -t -v /var/app/current:/usr/src/app/ <image_name> /bin/bash
Run an image in interactive mode with the command /bin/bash setting the environments variables FOO and BAR
$ sudo docker run -i -t -e FOO=foo -e BAR=bar <image_name> /bin/bash
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