Docker Command Cheat

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Docker Lifecycle Commands Docker Basic Commands

Command Use Command Use

1. docker create Create a new container 1. docker To check all available Docker Commands

2. docker run Creates a docker container from docker image 2. docker version To show Docker version

3. docker pause To pause a running container 3. docker info Displays system wide information

4. docker unpause To unpause a running container To pull the docker Images from Docker Hub
4. docker pull Repository
5. docker stop To stop a docker container
To start a docker container 5. docker build To Docker Image from Dockerfile
6. docker start
7.Docker create 6.Docker create
To restart docker container docker run Run a container from a docker
docker restart
Attach Terminal to Running container To commit a changes in container file OR
8. docker attach 7. docker commit create new Docker Image
Block until one or more containers stop, then
9. docker wait print their exit codes List all the running containers. Add the -a
8. docker ps flag to list all the containers.
To remove the Docker Container, stop it first
10. docker rm and then remove it To start a docker container
9. docker start
11. docker kill To stop and remove Docker containers 10. docker stop To stop a docker container

11. docker logs To view Logs for a Docker Container

12. docker rename To rename Docker Container

13. docker rm To remove the Docker Container, stop it first

Docker Image Commands

Command Use Docker Container Commands

1. docker build To build Docker Image from Dockerfile

To pull Docker Image from Docker Hub Command Use
2. docker pull Registry

3. docker tag To add Tag to Docker Image 1. docker start To start a Docker container

4. docker images To list Docker Images 2. docker stop To stop a running docker container

5. docker push To push Docker Images to 3. docker restart To restart docker container

6.Docker create
docker history To show history of Docker Image 4. docker pause To pause a running container
To show complete information in JSON 5. docker unpause To unpause a running container
7. docker inspect format Creates a docker container from docker
6. docker run
8. docker save To save an existing Docker Image Docker create image

9. docker import Create Docker Image from Tarball 7. docker ps To list Docker containers

10. docker export To export existing Docker 8. docker exec To Access the shell of Docker Container

11. docker load To load Docker Image from file or archives 9. docker logs To view Logs for a Docker Container

12. docker rmi To remove docker images 10. docker rename To rename Docker Container

11. docker rm To remove Docker container

12. docker inspect Docker container info command

13. docker attach Attach Terminal to Running container

Docker Compose Commands 14. docker kill To stop and remove Docker containers

15. docker cp To copy files or folders between a container

and from local filesystem.

Command Use

1. docker-compose build To build docker compose file

To run docker compose file
Docker Volume Commands
2. docker-compose up
To list docker images declared inside
3. docker-compose ls docker compose file
Command Use
To start containers which are already
4. docker-compose start created using docker compose file
1. docker volume create To create docker volume
Docker create
5. docker-compose run
To run one one of application inside docker-
compose.yml 2. docker volume inspect To inspect docker volume

To remove docker containers from docker 3. docker volume rm To remove docker volume
6. docker-compose rm compose

To check docker container status from

7. docker-compose ps docker compose
Docker Logs and Monitoring Commands

Docker Networking Commands Command Use

1. docker ps -a To show running and stopped containers

Command Use 2. docker logs To show Docker container logs

3. docker events To get all events of docker container

1. docker network create To create docker network To show running process in docker
To list docker networls
4. docker top container
2. docker network ls
3. docker network inspect To view network configuration details To check cpu, memory and network I/O
5. docker stats
Docker create usage

6. docker port To show docker containers public ports

Docker Prune Commands

Docker Hub Commands

Command Use

To clean all resources which are dangling or Command Use

1. docker system prune not associated with any docker containers
2. docker image prune To remove Dangling Docker images 1. docker search To search docker image
3. docker container prune To remove all unused docker containers 2. docker pull To pull image from docker hub
4. docker volume prune To remove all unused docker volumes 3. docker login To Log in to a Docker registry
5. docker network prune To remove all unused docker network 4. docker push Push an image or a repository to a registry
Create a tag TARGET_IMAGE that refers
5. docker tag to SOURCE_IMAGE

6. docker logout To logout from Docker Hub Registry