Docker Cheat Sheet

Group docker commands into categories.

Image

• build Dockerfile
• commit container (Create a new image from a container’s changes.)
• history image
• images
• import url|-
• inspect container|image
• load < file.tar
• rmi image...
• save image... > file.tar

Container

• cp container:path host_path
• create image [command [arg...]] (Create a container and optionally specify a command. The new container is not started.)
• diff container
• export container
• inspect container|image
• port container [private_port[/protocol]]
• ps (List containers)
• rm container...
• run image [command [arg...]] (Create a container and run a command. This is equivalent to create and start.)

Container process management

• kill container...
• pause container
• restart container...
• run image [command [arg...]] (Create a container and run a command. This is equivalent to create and start.)
• start container...
• stop container...
• top container [ps options] (List processes of a container.)
• unpause container

Interact with container process

• attach container (Interact with the primary process pid 1.)
• exec container command [arg...] (Run a new command in a running container.)
• logs container
• wait container...

Docker Hub

• pull name[:tag]
• push name[:tag]
• search term
• tag image[:tag] name[:tag]

Misc

• events
• info
• login
• logout
• version