Docker command reference

docker run <image>

Run a container from an image.

docker run -it <image> bash

Run interactively with a terminal shell.

docker run -d <image>

Run a container in the background.

docker ps

List running containers.

docker ps -a

List all containers, including stopped ones.

docker stop <container>

Stop a running container.

docker start <container>

Start a stopped container.

docker restart <container>

Restart a container.

docker rm <container>

Remove a container.

docker rm -f <container>

Force remove a container, even if it is running.

docker exec -it <container> bash

Open a shell inside a running container.

Note: Use `sh` instead of `bash` on minimal images like Alpine.

docker logs <container>

View container logs.

docker logs -f <container>

Follow logs in real time.

docker inspect <container>

Show detailed container metadata.

docker stats

Display live resource usage for containers.

docker images

List images stored locally.

docker pull <image>

Download an image from a registry.

docker build -t <name> .

Build an image from the current Dockerfile.

docker rmi <image>

Remove an image.

docker image prune

Remove unused images.

docker tag <image> <new_name>

Tag an image with a new name.

docker push <image>

Push an image to a registry.

docker volume create <name>

Create a named volume.

docker volume ls

List all volumes.

docker volume inspect <name>

Show details about a volume.

docker volume rm <name>

Remove a volume.

docker volume prune

Remove unused volumes.

docker network ls

List Docker networks.

docker network create <name>

Create a new network.

docker network rm <name>

Remove a network.

docker network inspect <name>

Show detailed network information.

docker system prune

Remove unused containers, networks, and dangling images.

docker system prune -a

Remove all unused data, including unused images.

docker container prune

Remove all stopped containers.

docker compose up

Start services from a compose file.

docker compose up -d

Start services in detached mode.

docker compose down

Stop and remove services.

docker compose ps

List compose-managed services.

docker compose logs

Show logs for compose services.

docker compose build

Build or rebuild compose services.

docker compose restart

Restart compose services.

docker version

Show Docker client and server version information.

docker info

Display system-wide Docker information.

docker login

Log in to a Docker registry.

docker logout

Log out from the current registry session.