Commands to remember :

• docker run :- runs a command in a new container . docker run = docker create + docker start

• docker run -p <localhostport>:<containerport> <imagename/id> :- running on ports

• docker ps :- to list all the running containers

• docker ps --all :- list all the container ever created

• docker system prune :- to delete all the containers ever created along with some other properties

• docker logs <container-id> :- to get the logs

• docker start :- start stopped container

• docker stop :- stop the container - gets a sigterm message - terminate signal

• docker kill :- kills the container or stops the container instantly

• docker exec -it <container id> <command> :- Execute an additional command in container. -it makes us to provide the input. -it equivalent to -i -t

• docker exec -it <container id> sh :- provides access to the terminal inside the context of the container

• docker build . :- build an image from a Docker file

• docker-compose up :- aggregates the output of each container. Similar to docker run myimage

• docker-compose up --build :- similar to docker build and docker run. Rebuilds the container after making any changes to the file

• docker-compose up -d :- starts the containers in the background and leaves them running

• docker-compose down :- stops the running containers at the same time

• docker-compose ps :- show the status of the containers

• docker commit :- manual image generation

• docker build -f <filename> . :- to run a dockerfile with some different name

• docker pull :- pulls an image from registry

• docker push :- pushes an image to registry

• docker search :- search for an image in Docker Hub

• docker history :- shows the history of the image

• docker info :- shows system wide information

• docker rm :- remove one or more containers

• docker rmi :-remove one or more images

• docker pause :- pauses all processes within one or more containers

• docker unpause :- unpause all processes within one or more containers

Docker Quick Commands