Container Management
Starting docker containers¶
Start existing container:docker container start -ai <name> <command> How long do containers run?
Container run as long as the command that was executed on startup runs. Eg: If bash shell was executed on startup, the container will stop when the shell is terminated.
List containers¶
List running containers: docker container ls
List all containers: docker container ls -a
Viewing Logs¶
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View Logs for a container:
docker container logs name -
Follow container logs:
docker container logs name -f -
View logs help:
docker container logs --help
Container config info & utilization:¶
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View processes running inside a container:
docker container top -
details of container config:
docker container inspect name -
performance stats of containers(stream):
docker container stats
Getting a shell inside a container¶
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Start a new container interactively (ontainer will stop when the shell/command is terminated):
docker container run -it -
Run a command inside exisiting container:
docker container exec -it
Cleanup¶
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To clean an unused/dangling image:
Docker image prune -
To remove an image that is not used in a container:
Docker image prune -a -
To prune the entire system:
Docker system prune -
To kill all running containers:
Docker kill $ (docker ps -q) -
To delete all stopped containers:
docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) -
To delete all images:
docker rmi $(docker images -q)
A running container cannot be removed unless stopped or using docker container rm -f name