Docker Cheatsheet

Lifecycle Commands

  • Create a container (without starting it):
docker create [IMAGE]
  • Rename an existing container
docker rename [CONTAINER_NAME] [NEW_CONTAINER_NAME]
  • Run a command in a new container
docker run [IMAGE] [COMMAND]
  • Remove container after it exits
docker run --rm [IMAGE]
  • Start a container and keep it running
docker run -td [IMAGE]
  • Start a container and creates an interactive bash shell in the container
docker run -it [IMAGE]
  • Create, Start, and run a command inside the container and remove the container after executing command.
docker run -it-rm [IMAGE]
  • Execute command inside already running container.
docker exec -it [container]
  • Delete a container (if it is not running)
docker rm [CONTAINER]
  • Update the configuration of the container
docker update [CONTAINER]

Starting and Stopping Containers

  • Start Container
docker start [CONTAINER]
  • Stop running Container
docker stop [CONTAINER]
  • Stop running Container and start it again
docker restart [CONTAINER]
  • Pause processes in a running container
docker pause [CONTAINER]
  • Unpause processes in a running container
docker unpause [CONTAINER]
  • Block a container until others stop
docker wait [CONTAINER]
  • Kill a container by sending a SIGKILL to a running container
docker kill [CONTAINER]
  • Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container
docker attach [CONTAINER]

Docker Image Commands

  • Create an image from a Dockerfile
docker build [URL/FILE]
  • Create an image from a Dockerfile with Tags
docker build -t <tag> [URL/FILE]
  • Pull an image from a registry
docker pull [IMAGE]
  • Push an image to a registry
docker push [IMAGE]
  • Create an image from a tarball
docker import [URL/FILE]
  • Create an image from a container
docker commit [CONTAINER] [NEW_IMAGE_NAME]
  • Remove an image
docker rmi [IMAGE]
  • Load an image from a tar archive or stdin
docker load [TAR_FILE/STDIN_FILE]
  • Save an image to a tar archive
docker save [IMAGE]> [TAR_FILE]

Docker Container And Image Information

  • List running containers
docker ps
  • Lists both running containers and ones that have stopped
docker ps -a
  • List the logs from a running container
docker logs [CONTAINER]
  • List low-level information on Docker objects
docker inspect [OBJECT_NAME/ID]
  • List real-time events from a container
docker events [CONTAINER]
  • Show port mapping for a container
docker port [CONTAINER]
  • Show running processes in a container
docker top [CONTAINER]
  • Show live resource usage statistics of container
docker stats [CONTAINER]
  • Show changes to files (or directories) on a filesystem
docker diff [CONTAINER]
  • List all images that are locally stored with the docker engine
docker [image] ls
  • Show the history of an image
docker history [IMAGE]

Network Commands

  • List networks
docker network ls
  • Remove one or more networks
docker network rm [NETWORK]
  • Show information on one or more networks
docker network inspect [NETWORK]
  • Connects a container to a network
docker network connect [NETWORK] [CONTAINER]
  • Disconnect a container from a network
docker network disconnect [NETWORK] [CONTAINER]

Docker System Commands

  • System Info
docker system info
  • Used disk space
docker system df
  • Delete unused data and disk cleanup
docker system prune -af