‭All Docker Commands‬

‭ ere's a comprehensive list of commonly used Docker commands, along with their‬
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‭usage:‬

‭Basic Docker Commands‬

‭1.‬ ‭
docker version‬
‭: Displays Docker version information.‬
‭2.‬ ‭
docker info‬
‭: Provides detailed information about the‬‭Docker installation.‬
‭3.‬ ‭
docker --help‬
‭: Lists all available Docker commands‬‭and options.‬

‭Image Management Commands‬

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‭ocker pull <image>‬ ‭: Downloads an image from a Docker‬‭registry (e.g., Docker‬
‭Hub).‬
docker pull nginx‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭2.‬ ‭
docker images‬
‭: Lists all Docker images available on‬‭the system.‬
docker images‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker rmi <image>‬
‭: Deletes a Docker image from the‬‭system.‬
docker rmi nginx‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭4.‬ ‭
docker build -t <name> <path>‬
‭: Builds a Docker image‬‭from a Dockerfile.‬
docker build -t myapp:latest .‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
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‭ocker tag <source_image> <target_image>‬ ‭: Tags an‬‭image with a new‬
‭name.‬
docker tag nginx:latest myrepo/nginx:v1‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭6.‬ ‭
docker save -o <file> <image>‬
‭: Saves an image to a‬‭tar archive.‬
docker save -o nginx.tar nginx:latest‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭7.‬ ‭
docker load -i <file>‬
‭: Loads an image from a tar archive.‬
docker load -i nginx.tar‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭Container Management Commands‬

‭1.‬ ‭
docker run <image>‬
‭: Creates and starts a new container‬‭from an image.‬
docker run nginx‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
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‭ocker run -d <image>‬ ‭: Runs a container in detached‬‭mode (in the‬
‭background).‬
docker run -d nginx‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker run -it <image>‬
‭: Runs a container interactively with a terminal.‬
docker run -it ubuntu bash‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭4.‬ ‭
docker ps‬
‭: Lists all running containers.‬
docker ps‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭5.‬ ‭
docker ps -a‬
‭: Lists all containers, including stopped‬‭ones.‬
 docker ps -a‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭6.‬ ‭
docker stop <container>‬
‭: Stops a running container.‬
docker stop my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭7.‬ ‭
docker start <container>‬
‭: Starts a stopped container.‬
docker start my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭8.‬ ‭
docker restart <container>‬
‭: Restarts a container.‬
docker restart my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭9.‬ ‭
docker rm <container>‬
‭: Deletes a stopped container.‬
docker rm my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
docker exec -it <container> <command>‬
‭10.‬‭ ‭: Executes a‬‭command in a‬
‭running container.‬
docker exec -it my_container bash‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
docker logs <container>‬
‭11.‬‭ ‭: Displays logs from a container.‬
docker logs my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
docker attach <container>‬
‭12.‬‭ ‭: Attaches to a running container's‬‭console.‬
docker attach my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
docker kill <container>‬
‭13.‬‭ ‭: Forcefully stops a container.‬
docker kill my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭Container Networking Commands‬

‭1.‬ ‭
docker network ls‬
‭: Lists all Docker networks.‬
docker network ls‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭2.‬ ‭
docker network create <name>‬
‭: Creates a new Docker‬‭network.‬
docker network create my_network‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker network rm <name>‬
‭: Deletes a Docker network.‬
docker network rm my_network‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
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‭ocker network connect <network> <container>‬ ‭: Connects‬‭a container to‬
‭a network.‬
docker network connect my_network my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
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‭ocker network disconnect <network> <container>‬ ‭: Disconnects‬‭a‬
‭container from a network.‬
docker network disconnect my_network my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭Volume Management Commands‬

‭1.‬ ‭
docker volume ls‬
‭: Lists all Docker volumes.‬
docker volume ls‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭2.‬ ‭
docker volume create <name>‬
‭: Creates a new Docker volume.‬
docker volume create my_volume‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker volume rm <name>‬
‭: Deletes a Docker volume.‬
docker volume rm my_volume‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭4.‬ ‭
docker volume inspect <name>‬
‭: Displays detailed information‬‭about a volume.‬
 docker volume inspect my_volume‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
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‭ocker run -v <volume>:/path/in/container <image>‬ ‭: Mounts a volume‬
‭into a container.‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭docker run -v my_volume:/data nginx‬

‭Dockerfile Commands‬

‭1.‬ ‭
docker build -f <Dockerfile>‬
‭: Builds an image from‬‭a specific Dockerfile.‬
docker build -f Dockerfile .‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭Docker Compose Commands‬

‭1.‬ ‭
docker-compose up‬ docker-compose.yml‬‭file.‬
‭: Starts containers defined in a‬‭
docker-compose up‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭2.‬ ‭
docker-compose down‬
‭: Stops and removes containers,‬‭networks, and volumes‬
docker-compose up‬
‭created by‬‭ ‭.‬
docker-compose down‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker-compose ps‬
‭: Lists containers created by Docker‬‭Compose.‬
docker-compose ps‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭4.‬ ‭
docker-compose logs‬
‭: Shows logs for containers managed‬‭by Docker Compose.‬
docker-compose logs‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭5.‬ ‭
docker-compose build‬
‭: Builds or rebuilds services‬‭defined in a Compose file.‬
docker-compose build‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭Image and Container Inspection‬

‭1.‬ d
‭ocker inspect <container_or_image>‬ ‭: Returns low-level‬‭information about‬
‭a container or image.‬
docker inspect my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭2.‬ ‭
docker top <container>‬
‭: Displays running processes‬‭in a container.‬
docker top my_container‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker stats‬
‭: Displays resource usage statistics of‬‭running containers.‬
docker stats‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭System Cleanup Commands‬

‭1.‬ ‭
docker system df‬
‭: Displays information about disk‬‭usage by Docker.‬
docker system df‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭2.‬ d
‭ocker system prune‬ ‭: Removes unused data (stopped containers, unused‬
‭networks, dangling images).‬
docker system prune‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker image prune‬
‭: Removes unused and dangling images.‬
docker image prune‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
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docker container prune‬
‭: Removes all stopped containers.‬
docker container prune‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭Other Commands‬

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‭ocker commit <container> <image>‬ ‭: Creates a new image‬‭from a‬
‭container's changes.‬
docker commit my_container my_image‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭2.‬ ‭
docker export <container>‬
‭: Exports a container's filesystem‬‭to a tar archive.‬
docker export my_container > container.tar‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭
‭3.‬ ‭
docker import <file>‬
‭: Imports a tarball to create‬‭an image.‬
docker import container.tar my_imported_image‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭

‭ hese Docker commands cover the most common activities when working with Docker,‬
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‭ranging from managing containers, images, and volumes to orchestrating multi-container‬
‭applications with Docker Compose. Mastering these commands helps in efficiently creating,‬
‭deploying, and managing containerized applications.‬