An extensive guide on using Docker commands related to Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes

• List all the Running Containers

docker ps

• List all the Containers (irrespective of the state)

docker ps -a

docker ps -all

• List all the Running Containers with the File Size

docker ps -s

docker container ls -s

• List the IDs of the Running Containers

docker ps -q

docker container ls -q

• List the IDs of all the Containers (irrespective of the state)

docker ps -a -q

docker ps -aq

• Filter container list

docker ps -f name=un

docker ps -a -f name=ar

docker ps -a -f status=running

• Creating a new Container using Docker Image

docker create <image_name>

docker container create <image_name>

docker create nginx

• Creating a new Container using Docker Image with some fixed name

docker create --name <container_name> <image_name>

docker container create --name <container_name> <image_name>

docker create --name nginx-container nginx

• Start a Docker Container

docker start <container_id or container_name>

docker start nginx-contianer

• Stop a running Docker Container

docker stop <container_id or container_name>

docker stop nginx-container

• Restart a Docker container

docker restart <container_id or container_name>

• Pause a running Container

docker pause <container_id or container_name>

docker pause nginx-container

• Unpause a paused Container

docker unpause <container_id or container_name>

docker container unpause <container_id or container_name>

docker unpause nginx-container

• Docker Run command

docker run <image_name>

docker container run <image_name>

• Docker Run command in Foreground and Detached Modes

docker container run nginx

docker ps

• Delete the container on the exited state

docker run --rm nginx

• Run the container in daemon mode

docker run -d <image_name>

• Run Docker Container with a name using the run command

docker container run -d --name <container_name> <image_name>

docker container run -d --name nginx-container nginx

• Listing Processes running in a Docker Container

docker top <container_name or container_id>

docker container top <container_name or container_id>

• Map ports of a Docker Container

docker container run --name <container_name? -d -p <host_post>:<container_port> <image_name>

docker container run --name nginx-container -d -p 8080:80 nginx

• Rename a Docker Container

docker rename <old_name> <new_name>

docker rename nginx-container nginx-cont

• Run the Docker Container in an Interactive Mode

docker container run -it <image_name> /bin/bash

docker container run -it nginx /bin/bash

• Get Inside the Running Container

docker exec -it <contaner_id or container_name> /bin/bash

docker run -d --name nginx-container nginx

• Start a Docker Container and keep it running

docker run -dt <image_name>

• Copy a File from a Container to a Host

docker cp <container_id or container_name>:<source_file_path> <destination_path>

• Copy a File from the Host to the Docker Container

docker cp <location_of_file_on_host> <container_id or container_name>:<file_desinaion>

• Remove a specific Docker Container

docker stop <container_name or container_id>

• Remove a Docker Container after it exits

docker run --rm <image_name>

• Delete all the Stopped Containers

docker container prune

• Delete all the Docker Containers

docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)

docker container rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)

• Create a Docker image from a Docker Container

docker container commit <container_id or container_name> <new_image_name>

• Run command inside the Docker Container

docker exec -it <container_id or container_name> <command>

• Set Environment Variable in a Docker Container

docker run --env ENV_VAR1=value1 --env ENV_VAR1=value2 --name <container_name> <image_name>

• Set Environment Variable in a Docker Container using a File

docker run --env-file <path_to_the_file> --name <container_name> <image_name>

Docker Image Commands:

• List all the Docker Images

docker images

• List the Docker Image Ids

docker images -q

• List all the Docker Images (including dangling images)

docker images -a

• Build a Docker Image

docker build -t <image_name> <contenxt_dir>

• Build Docker Images with a different tag

docker build . -t <image_name>:<tag or version>

• Build a Docker Image using a custom named Dockerfile

docker build -f <custom_docker_file_name> -t <image_name> .

• Build a Docker Image from a Dockerfile that is not in the Current Directory

docker build -f </path/to/dockerfilename> -t <image_name> .

• Show History of a Docker Image

docker history <imagename or imageid>

• Rename an existing Docker Image

docker tag <imagename> <newname>:<version>

• Remove Docker images

docker rmi <image_name or image_id>

• Force delete a Docker Image

docker rmi -f <image_name or image_id>

Unused Docker Images:

• Dangling Docker Images

docker build . -t imagename

• List Dangling Docker Images

docker images -f dangling=true

• Remove all the Dangling Docker Images

docker image prune

• Remove all the Dangling and Unused Docker Images

docker image prune -a

• Login to Docker

docker login

• Push a Docker Image to the Docker Registry

docker push repository_name/imagename:tag

• Download a Docker Image from the registry

docker pull imagename:tag

Docker logs:

• Get Logs of the Docker container

docker container logs <container_id or container_name>

• Monitor the Docker Container Logs

docker container logs -f <container_id or container_name>

• Get the last 2 lines of the Container Logs

docker container logs --tail 2 <container_id or container_name>

Docker Network Commands:

• List all the Networks

docker network ls

• Create a Network

docker network create --driver <driver-name> <bridge-name>

• Connect a Docker Container to a Network:

docker network create --driver <driver-name> <bridge-name>

• Connect a Docker Container to a Network on Start

docker run -d --network=<network_name or id> <contaienr_name>

• Disconnect a Docker container from a Network:

docker network disconnect <network_name_or_id> <container_name_or_id>

• Remove a Network

docker network rm <network_id or network_name>

• Show Information about one or more Networks

docker network inspect <network_id or network_name>

• Get the IP Address of the running Docker Container

sudo docker inspect -f '{{range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' <container_name or container_id>

Docker Volumes:

• Create Docker Volume

docker volume create --name volume-name

• List Docker Volumes

docker volume ls

• Mounting Docker Volume using the -v Flag

docker run -it --name <container-name> -v <volume-name>:<path-in-container-where-volume-is-mounted> <image-name>

• Mounting Docker Volume using the --mount Flag

docker run -it --name <container-name> --mount soure=<volume-name>, destination=<path-in-container-where-volume-is-mounted> <image-name>

• Get Details about a Docker Volume

docker volume inspect <volume-name>

• Remove a Docker Volume

docker volume rm <volume-name>

• Volume Mount using bind-mount

docker run -it -v /path/on/host:/path/in/contianer/where/volume/has/to/be/mounted <image-name>

• Creating Bind Mount Volume using the --mount flag

docker run -it --name <container_name> --mount type=bind,source=/path/on/host/,target=/path/on/container first-image

Docker System-wide Commands:

• Docker Info

docker info

• Docker Stats of the running Container

docker stats

• Docker Stats of all the Containers

docker stats --all

• Show the Docker Version

docker version

• Get Detailed Info about an Object (Container, Image, Volume, etc)

docker inspect <name or id>

docker inspect nginx

• Get the Summary of Docker Usage

docker system df

• Clean your Docker system

docker system prune

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