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tags:
  - Cheetsheet
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Running Containers
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| COMMAND                      | DESCRIPTION                                       |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `docker run <image>`         | Start a new container from an image               |
| `docker run -it <image>`     | Start a new container in interactive mode         |
| `docker run --rm <image>`    | Start a new container and remove it when it exits |
| `docker create <image>`      | Create a new container                            |
| `docker start <container>`   | Start a container                                 |
| `docker stop <container>`    | Graceful stop a container                         |
| `docker kill <container>`    | Kill (SIGKILL) a container                        |
| `docker restart <container>` | Graceful stop and restart a container             |
| `docker pause <container>`   | Suspend a container                               |
| `docker unpause <container>` | Resume a container                                |
| `docker rm <container>`      | Destroy a container                               |

Container Bulk Management
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| COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
| --- | --- |
| `docker stop $(docker ps -q)` | To stop all the running containers |
| `docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)` | To stop all the stopped and running containers |
| `docker kill $(docker ps -q)` | To kill all the running containers |
| `docker kill $(docker ps -a -q)` | To kill all the stopped and running containers |
| `docker restart $(docker ps -q)` | To restart all running containers |
| `docker restart $(docker ps -a -q)` | To restart all the stopped and running containers |
| `docker rm $(docker ps -q)` | To destroy all running containers |
| `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)` | To destroy all the stopped and running containers |
| `docker pause $(docker ps -q)` | To pause all running containers |
| `docker pause $(docker ps -a -q)` | To pause all the stopped and running containers |
| `docker start $(docker ps -q)` | To start all running containers |
| `docker start $(docker ps -a -q)` | To start all the stopped and running containers |
| `docker rm -vf $(docker ps -a -q)` | To delete all containers including its volumes use |
| `docker rmi -f $(docker images -a -q)` | To delete all the images |
| `docker system prune` | To delete all dangling and unused images, containers, cache and volumes |
| `docker system prune -a` | To delete all used and unused images |
| `docker system prune --volumes` | To delete all docker volumes |

Inspect Containers
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| COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
| --- | --- |
| `docker ps` | List running containers |
| `docker ps --all` | List all containers, including stopped |
| `docker logs <container>` | Show a container output |
| `docker logs -f <container>` | Follow a container output |
| `docker top <container>` | List the processes running in a container |
| `docker diff` | Show the differences with the image (modified files) |
| `docker inspect` | Show information of a container (json formatted) |

Executing Commands
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| COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
| --- | --- |
| `docker attach <container>` | Attach to a container |
| `docker cp <container>:<container-path> <host-path>` | Copy files from the container |
| `docker cp <host-path> <container>:<container-path>` | Copy files into the container |
| `docker export <container>` | Export the content of the container (tar archive) |
| `docker exec <container>` | Run a command inside a container |
| `docker exec -it <container> /bin/bash` | Open an interactive shell inside a container (there is no bash in some images, use /bin/sh) |
| `docker wait <container>` | Wait until the container terminates and return the exit code |

Images
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| COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
| --- | --- |
| `docker image ls` | List all local images |
| `docker history <image>` | Show the image history |
| `docker inspect <image>` | Show information (json formatted) |
| `docker tag <image> <tag>` | Tag an image |
| `docker commit <container> <image>` | Create an image (from a container) |
| `docker import <url>` | Create an image (from a tarball) |
| `docker rmi <image>` | Delete images |
| `docker pull <user>/<repository>:<tag>` | Pull an image from a registry |
| `docker push <user>/<repository>:<tag>` | Push and image to a registry |
| `docker search <test>` | Search an image on the official registry |
| `docker login` | Login to a registry |
| `docker logout` | Logout from a registry |
| `docker save <user>/<repository>:<tag>` | Export an image/repo as a tarball |
| `docker load` | Load images from a tarball |

Volumes
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| COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
| --- | --- |
| `docker volume ls` | List all vol1umes |
| `docker volume create <volume>` | Create a volume |
| `docker volume inspect <volume>` | Show information (json formatted) |
| `docker volume rm <volume>` | Destroy a volume |
| `docker volume ls --filter="dangling=true"` | List all dangling volumes (not referenced by any container) |
| `docker volume prune` | Delete all volumes (not referenced by any container) |
| `docker run --rm --volumes-from <container> -v $(pwd):/backup busybox tar cvfz /backup/backup.tar.gz <container-path>` | Backup a container |
| `docker run --rm --volumes-from <container> -v $(pwd):/backup busybox sh -c "cd <container-path> && tar xvfz /backup/backup.tar.gz --strip 1"` | Restore a container from backup |