Docker cli cheat sheet
Docker cli cheat sheet
Displays the installed version of Docker.
docker --version
Shows system-wide information about Docker including the number of containers, images, and more.
docker info
Pulls a Docker image from Docker Hub or another registry.
docker pull <image_name>
Builds an image from a Dockerfile located in the specified directory.
docker build -t <tag_name> <path>
Lists all available Docker images on your local machine.
docker images
Lists all running containers.
docker ps
Lists all containers, including stopped ones.
docker ps -a
Runs a container from the specified image.
docker run <image_name>
Runs a container in detached mode.
docker run -d <image_name>
Maps a port on the host machine to a port in the container.
docker run -p <host_port>:<container_port> <image_name>
Executes a command inside a running container.
docker exec -it <container_id> <command>
Stops a running container.
docker stop <container_id>
Starts a stopped container.
docker start <container_id>
Restarts a running or stopped container.
docker restart <container_id>
Removes a stopped container.
docker rm <container_id>
Removes a Docker image.
docker rmi <image_id>
Fetches logs of a running or stopped container.
docker logs <container_id>
Lists all Docker networks.
docker network ls
Lists all Docker volumes.
docker volume ls
Starts up all containers defined in the docker-compose.yml file.
docker-compose up
Stops and removes all containers defined in the docker-compose.yml file.
docker-compose down
Builds images for the services defined in the docker-compose.yml file.
docker-compose build
Fetches logs for all containers defined in the docker-compose.yml file.
docker-compose logs
Lists files inside a running container.
docker exec <container_id> ls
Lists all Docker images, including intermediate layers.
docker images -a
Builds an image without using cache, ensuring all steps are re-executed.
docker build --no-cache -t <tag_name> .
Retrieves detailed information about a container or image.
docker inspect <container_id>
Opens an interactive bash shell inside a running container.
docker exec -it <container_id> bash
Customizes the output of the docker info command.
docker info --format '{{.Containers}}'
Attaches to a running container's standard input, output, and error streams.
docker attach <container_id>
Displays live statistics of running containers.
docker stats
Pulls all tags of a Docker image.
docker pull --all-tags <image_name>
Tags an image with a new name.
docker tag <image_id> <new_image_name>
Copies files or directories from a container to the host.
docker cp <container_id>:<container_path> <host_path>
Copies files or directories from the host to a container.
docker cp <host_path> <container_id>:<container_path>
Automatically removes the container when it stops.
docker run --rm <image_name>
Logs in to a Docker registry.
docker login <registry_url>
Logs out from a Docker registry.
docker logout
Removes unused Docker objects like containers, networks, and volumes.
docker prune
Retrieves detailed information about a Docker network.
docker network inspect <network_name>