Docker – Cheat Sheet

The basic commands you need, to be productive with docker:

How do I get a list of all running docker containers ?

• docker ps

How do I just get all the containers ?

• docker ps -a

How do I remove a container ?

• docker rm <container id or name>

How do I see all my images ?

• docker images

How do I remove an image ?

• docker rmi <name of image here>

How do I get an image on to my local machine ?

• docker pull <name of image here>

How do I make a container and run it ?

• docker run <image name>

How do I run & start a interactive shell  with my container ?

• docker run -it <image name>

How do I map a port from my container to the outside ?

• docker run -p <outside port>:<port inside docker container> <image name>

How do I get details about an image ?

• docker inspect <image name>

How do I look at the logs coming out of a container ?

• docker logs <container name>

How do I start up a container and leave it running, without it consuming a session ?

• docker run -d <image name>

How do I build my application, and tag it ?

• docker build -t <user-name>/<app-name> .