DockerCLI/docs/reference/commandline/index.md

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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.

Commands by object

Docker management commands

Command	Description
dockerd	Launch the Docker daemon
inspect	Return low-level information on a container or image
system events	Get real-time events from the server
system info	Display system-wide information
version	Show the Docker version information

Image commands

Command	Description
image build	Build an image from a Dockerfile
image commit	Create a new image from a container's changes
image history	Show the history of an image
image import	Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image
image load	Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN
image ls	List images
image prune	Remove unused images
image rm	Remove one or more images
image save	Save images to a tar archive
image tag	Tag an image into a repository

Container commands

Command	Description
container attach	Attach to a running container
container cp	Copy files/folders from a container to a HOSTDIR or to STDOUT
container create	Create a new container
container diff	Inspect changes on a container's filesystem
container exec	Execute a command in a running container
container export	Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
container kill	Kill a running container
container logs	Fetch the logs of a container
container ls	List containers
container pause	Pause all processes within a container
container port	List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container
container prune	Remove all stopped containers
container rename	Rename a container
container restart	Restart a running container
container rm	Remove one or more containers
container run	Create and run a new container from an image
container start	Start one or more stopped containers
container stats	Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics
container stop	Stop a running container
container top	Display the running processes of a container
container unpause	Unpause all processes within a container
container update	Update configuration of one or more containers
container wait	Block until a container stops, then print its exit code

Hub and registry commands

Command	Description
login	Log in to a registry
logout	Log out from a registry
pull	Download an image from a registry
push	Upload an image to a registry
search	Search Docker Hub for images

Network and connectivity commands

Command	Description
network connect	Connect a container to a network
network create	Create a new network
network disconnect	Disconnect a container from a network
network inspect	Display information about a network
network ls	Lists all the networks the Engine daemon knows about
network prune	Remove all unused networks
network rm	Removes one or more networks

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 prune	Remove unused local volumes
volume rm	Remove one or more volumes

Swarm node commands

Command	Description
node demote	Demotes an existing manager so that it is no longer a manager
node inspect	Inspect a node in the swarm
node ls	List nodes in the swarm
node promote	Promote a node that is pending a promotion to manager
node ps	List tasks running on one or more nodes
node rm	Remove one or more nodes from the swarm
node update	Update attributes for a node

Swarm management commands

Command	Description
swarm init	Initialize a swarm
swarm join-token	Display or rotate join tokens
swarm join	Join a swarm as a manager node or worker node
swarm leave	Remove the current node from the swarm
swarm unlock-key	Manage the unlock key
swarm unlock	Unlock swarm
swarm update	Update attributes of a swarm

Swarm service commands

Command	Description
service create	Create a new service
service inspect	Inspect a service
service logs	Fetch the logs of a service or task
service ls	List services in the swarm
service ps	List the tasks of a service
service rm	Remove a service from the swarm
service scale	Set the number of replicas for the desired state of the service
service update	Update the attributes of a service

Swarm secret commands

Command	Description
secret create	Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content
secret inspect	Inspect the specified secret
secret ls	List secrets in the swarm
secret rm	Remove the specified secrets from the swarm

Swarm stack commands

Command	Description
stack config	Output the Compose file after merges and interpolations
stack deploy	Deploy a new stack or update an existing stack
stack ls	List stacks in the swarm
stack ps	List the tasks in the stack
stack rm	Remove the stack from the swarm
stack services	List the services in the stack

Plugin commands

Command	Description
plugin create	Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration
plugin disable	Disable a plugin
plugin enable	Enable a plugin
plugin inspect	Display detailed information on a plugin
plugin install	Install a plugin
plugin ls	List plugins
plugin push	Push a plugin to a registry
plugin rm	Remove a plugin
plugin set	Change settings for a plugin

Context commands

Command	Description
context create	Create a context
context export	Export a context
context import	Import a context
context inspect	Inspect one or more contexts
context ls	List contexts
context rm	Remove one or more contexts
context update	Update a context
context use	Set the current docker context