The Docker commands
This section contains reference information on using Docker’s command line client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to Use the Docker command line.
You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to read the dockerd reference page.
Docker management commands
| Command | Description |
| dockerd | Launch the Docker daemon |
| info | Display system-wide information |
| inspect | Return low-level information on a container or image |
| version | Show the Docker version information |
Image commands
| Command | Description |
| build | Build an image from a Dockerfile |
| commit | Create a new image from a container’s changes |
| history | Show the history of an image |
| images | List images |
| import | Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image |
| load | Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN |
| rmi | Remove one or more images |
| save | Save images to a tar archive |
| tag | Tag an image into a repository |
Container commands
| Command | Description |
| attach | Attach to a running container |
| cp | Copy files/folders from a container to a HOSTDIR or to STDOUT |
| create | Create a new container |
| diff | Inspect changes on a container’s filesystem |
| events | Get real time events from the server |
| exec | Run a command in a running container |
| export | Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive |
| kill | Kill a running container |
| logs | Fetch the logs of a container |
| pause | Pause all processes within a container |
| port | List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container |
| ps | List containers |
| rename | Rename a container |
| restart | Restart a running container |
| rm | Remove one or more containers |
| run | Run a command in a new container |
| start | Start one or more stopped containers |
| stats | Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics |
| stop | Stop a running container |
| top | Display the running processes of a container |
| unpause | Unpause all processes within a container |
| update | Update configuration of one or more containers |
| wait | Block until a container stops, then print its exit code |
Hub and registry commands
| Command | Description |
| login | Register or log in to a Docker registry |
| logout | Log out from a Docker registry |
| pull | Pull an image or a repository from a Docker registry |
| push | Push an image or a repository to a Docker registry |
| search | Search the Docker Hub for images |
Network and connectivity commands
Shared data volume commands
| Command | Description |
| volume create | Creates a new volume where containers can consume and store data |
| volume inspect | Display information about a volume |
| volume ls | Lists all the volumes Docker knows about |
| volume rm | Remove one or more volumes |
Swarm node commands
| Command | Description |
| node promote | Promote a node that is pending a promotion to manager |
| node demote | Demotes an existing manager so that it is no longer a manager |
| node inspect | Inspect a node in the swarm |
| node update | Update attributes for a node |
| node ps | List tasks running on a node |
| node ls | List nodes in the swarm |
| node rm | Remove one or more nodes from the swarm |
Swarm swarm commands
Swarm service commands
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