Basics commmands for docker.

Docker Cheat Sheet

Container Management

Command	Description
docker ps	List running containers
docker ps -a	List all containers
docker run [OPTIONS] <image>	Create a container from an image
docker start <container>	Start a stopped container
docker stop <container>	Stop a running container
docker restart <container>	Restart a container
docker rm [OPTIONS] <container>	Remove a stopped container
docker rm -f <container>	Force remove a running container

Common Options for docker run

| Option | Description | |——–|————-| | -d | Run container in background and print container ID | | -p <host_port>:<container_port> | Publish a container’s port to the host | | --name <name> | Assign a name to the container | | -v <host_path>:<container_path> | Bind mount a volume | | --env <key>=<value> | Set environment variables | | --network <network> | Connect a container to a network |

Image Management

Command	Description
docker images	List all images
docker pull [OPTIONS] <image>	Pull an image from a registry
docker rmi [OPTIONS] <image>	Remove an image
docker build -t <tag> .	Build an image from a Dockerfile
docker push <image>	Push an image to a registry

Common Options for docker pull

| Option | Description | |——–|————-| | -a | Pull all tagged images in the repository |

Networking

Command	Description
docker network ls	List networks
docker network create [OPTIONS] <network>	Create a network
docker network inspect <network>	Inspect a network
docker network rm <network>	Remove a network

Common Options for docker network create

| Option | Description | |——–|————-| | --driver <driver> | Specify the network driver | | --subnet <subnet> | Set a subnet for the network |

Volumes

Command	Description
docker volume ls	List volumes
docker volume create [OPTIONS] <volume>	Create a volume
docker volume inspect <volume>	Inspect a volume
docker volume rm <volume>	Remove a volume

Common Options for docker volume create

| Option | Description | |——–|————-| | --label <key>=<value> | Set metadata for a volume |

System Information

Command	Description
docker info	Display system-wide information
docker version	Show Docker version information
docker stats	Display live resource usage statistics

Logs and Inspection

Command	Description
docker logs [OPTIONS] <container>	Fetch the logs of a container
docker inspect <container/image>	Return low-level information
docker exec -it <container> bash	Run a command in a running container

Common Options for docker logs

| Option | Description | |——–|————-| | -f | Follow log output | | --tail <number> | Number of lines to show from the end of the logs |