DockerCLI/docs/reference/commandline/images.md

---
title: "images"
description: "The images command description and usage"
keywords: "list, docker, images"
---

# images

```markdown
Usage:  docker images [OPTIONS] [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

List images

Aliases:
  docker image ls, docker image list, docker images

Options:
  -a, --all             Show all images (default hides intermediate images)
      --digests         Show digests
  -f, --filter value    Filter output based on conditions provided (default [])
                        - dangling=(true|false)
                        - label=<key> or label=<key>=<value>
                        - before=(<image-name>[:tag]|<image-id>|<image@digest>)
                        - since=(<image-name>[:tag]|<image-id>|<image@digest>)
                        - reference=(pattern of an image reference)
      --format string   Format output using a custom template:
                        'table':            Print output in table format with column headers (default)
                        'table TEMPLATE':   Print output in table format using the given Go template
                        'json':             Print in JSON format
                        'TEMPLATE':         Print output using the given Go template.
                        Refer to https://docs.docker.com/go/formatting/ for more information about formatting output with templates
      --help            Print usage
      --no-trunc        Don't truncate output
  -q, --quiet           Only show image IDs
```

## Description

The default `docker images` will show all top level
images, their repository and tags, and their size.

Docker images have intermediate layers that increase reusability,
decrease disk usage, and speed up `docker build` by
allowing each step to be cached. These intermediate layers are not shown
by default.

The `SIZE` is the cumulative space taken up by the image and all
its parent images. This is also the disk space used by the contents of the
Tar file created when you `docker save` an image.

An image will be listed more than once if it has multiple repository names
or tags. This single image (identifiable by its matching `IMAGE ID`)
uses up the `SIZE` listed only once.

## Examples

### List the most recently created images

```console
$ docker images

REPOSITORY                TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
<none>                    <none>              77af4d6b9913        19 hours ago        1.089 GB
committ                   latest              b6fa739cedf5        19 hours ago        1.089 GB
<none>                    <none>              78a85c484f71        19 hours ago        1.089 GB
docker                    latest              30557a29d5ab        20 hours ago        1.089 GB
<none>                    <none>              5ed6274db6ce        24 hours ago        1.089 GB
postgres                  9                   746b819f315e        4 days ago          213.4 MB
postgres                  9.3                 746b819f315e        4 days ago          213.4 MB
postgres                  9.3.5               746b819f315e        4 days ago          213.4 MB
postgres                  latest              746b819f315e        4 days ago          213.4 MB
```

### List images by name and tag

The `docker images` command takes an optional `[REPOSITORY[:TAG]]` argument
that restricts the list to images that match the argument. If you specify
`REPOSITORY`but no `TAG`, the `docker images` command lists all images in the
given repository.

For example, to list all images in the "java" repository, run this command :

```console
$ docker images java

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
java                8                   308e519aac60        6 days ago          824.5 MB
java                7                   493d82594c15        3 months ago        656.3 MB
java                latest              2711b1d6f3aa        5 months ago        603.9 MB
```

The `[REPOSITORY[:TAG]]` value must be an "exact match". This means that, for example,
`docker images jav` does not match the image `java`.

If both `REPOSITORY` and `TAG` are provided, only images matching that
repository and tag are listed.  To find all local images in the "java"
repository with tag "8" you can use:

```console
$ docker images java:8

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
java                8                   308e519aac60        6 days ago          824.5 MB
```

If nothing matches `REPOSITORY[:TAG]`, the list is empty.

```console
$ docker images java:0

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
```

### <a name=no-trunc></a> List the full length image IDs (--no-trunc)

```console
$ docker images --no-trunc

REPOSITORY                    TAG                 IMAGE ID                                                                  CREATED             SIZE
<none>                        <none>              sha256:77af4d6b9913e693e8d0b4b294fa62ade6054e6b2f1ffb617ac955dd63fb0182   19 hours ago        1.089 GB
committest                    latest              sha256:b6fa739cedf5ea12a620a439402b6004d057da800f91c7524b5086a5e4749c9f   19 hours ago        1.089 GB
<none>                        <none>              sha256:78a85c484f71509adeaace20e72e941f6bdd2b25b4c75da8693efd9f61a37921   19 hours ago        1.089 GB
docker                        latest              sha256:30557a29d5abc51e5f1d5b472e79b7e296f595abcf19fe6b9199dbbc809c6ff4   20 hours ago        1.089 GB
<none>                        <none>              sha256:0124422dd9f9cf7ef15c0617cda3931ee68346455441d66ab8bdc5b05e9fdce5   20 hours ago        1.089 GB
<none>                        <none>              sha256:18ad6fad340262ac2a636efd98a6d1f0ea775ae3d45240d3418466495a19a81b   22 hours ago        1.082 GB
<none>                        <none>              sha256:f9f1e26352f0a3ba6a0ff68167559f64f3e21ff7ada60366e2d44a04befd1d3a   23 hours ago        1.089 GB
tryout                        latest              sha256:2629d1fa0b81b222fca63371ca16cbf6a0772d07759ff80e8d1369b926940074   23 hours ago        131.5 MB
<none>                        <none>              sha256:5ed6274db6ceb2397844896966ea239290555e74ef307030ebb01ff91b1914df   24 hours ago        1.089 GB
```

### <a name=digests></a> List image digests (--digests)

Images that use the v2 or later format have a content-addressable identifier
called a `digest`. As long as the input used to generate the image is
unchanged, the digest value is predictable. To list image digest values, use
the `--digests` flag:

```console
$ docker images --digests
REPOSITORY                         TAG                 DIGEST                                                                    IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
localhost:5000/test/busybox        <none>              sha256:cbbf2f9a99b47fc460d422812b6a5adff7dfee951d8fa2e4a98caa0382cfbdbf   4986bf8c1536        9 weeks ago         2.43 MB
```

When pushing or pulling to a 2.0 registry, the `push` or `pull` command
output includes the image digest. You can `pull` using a digest value. You can
also reference by digest in `create`, `run`, and `rmi` commands, as well as the
`FROM` image reference in a Dockerfile.

### <a name=filter></a> Filtering (--filter)

The filtering flag (`-f` or `--filter`) format is of "key=value". If there is more
than one filter, then pass multiple flags (e.g., `--filter "foo=bar" --filter "bif=baz"`)

The currently supported filters are:

* dangling (boolean - true or false)
* label (`label=<key>` or `label=<key>=<value>`)
* before (`<image-name>[:<tag>]`,  `<image id>` or `<image@digest>`) - filter images created before given id or references
* since (`<image-name>[:<tag>]`,  `<image id>` or `<image@digest>`) - filter images created since given id or references
* reference (pattern of an image reference) - filter images whose reference matches the specified pattern

#### Show untagged images (dangling)

```console
$ docker images --filter "dangling=true"

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
<none>              <none>              8abc22fbb042        4 weeks ago         0 B
<none>              <none>              48e5f45168b9        4 weeks ago         2.489 MB
<none>              <none>              bf747efa0e2f        4 weeks ago         0 B
<none>              <none>              980fe10e5736        12 weeks ago        101.4 MB
<none>              <none>              dea752e4e117        12 weeks ago        101.4 MB
<none>              <none>              511136ea3c5a        8 months ago        0 B
```

This will display untagged images that are the leaves of the images tree (not
intermediary layers). These images occur when a new build of an image takes the
`repo:tag` away from the image ID, leaving it as `<none>:<none>` or untagged.
A warning will be issued if trying to remove an image when a container is presently
using it. By having this flag it allows for batch cleanup.

You can use this in conjunction with `docker rmi ...`:

```console
$ docker rmi $(docker images -f "dangling=true" -q)

8abc22fbb042
48e5f45168b9
bf747efa0e2f
980fe10e5736
dea752e4e117
511136ea3c5a
```

Docker warns you if any containers exist that are using these untagged images.


#### Show images with a given label

The `label` filter matches images based on the presence of a `label` alone or a `label` and a
value.

The following filter matches images with the `com.example.version` label regardless of its value.

```console
$ docker images --filter "label=com.example.version"

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED              SIZE
match-me-1          latest              eeae25ada2aa        About a minute ago   188.3 MB
match-me-2          latest              dea752e4e117        About a minute ago   188.3 MB
```

The following filter matches images with the `com.example.version` label with the `1.0` value.

```console
$ docker images --filter "label=com.example.version=1.0"

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED              SIZE
match-me            latest              511136ea3c5a        About a minute ago   188.3 MB
```

In this example, with the `0.1` value, it returns an empty set because no matches were found.

```console
$ docker images --filter "label=com.example.version=0.1"
REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED              SIZE
```

#### Filter images by time

The `before` filter shows only images created before the image with
given id or reference. For example, having these images:

```console
$ docker images

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED              SIZE
image1              latest              eeae25ada2aa        4 minutes ago        188.3 MB
image2              latest              dea752e4e117        9 minutes ago        188.3 MB
image3              latest              511136ea3c5a        25 minutes ago       188.3 MB
```

Filtering with `before` would give:

```console
$ docker images --filter "before=image1"

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED              SIZE
image2              latest              dea752e4e117        9 minutes ago        188.3 MB
image3              latest              511136ea3c5a        25 minutes ago       188.3 MB
```

Filtering with `since` would give:

```console
$ docker images --filter "since=image3"
REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED              SIZE
image1              latest              eeae25ada2aa        4 minutes ago        188.3 MB
image2              latest              dea752e4e117        9 minutes ago        188.3 MB
```

#### Filter images by reference

The `reference` filter shows only images whose reference matches
the specified pattern.

```console
$ docker images

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
busybox             latest              e02e811dd08f        5 weeks ago         1.09 MB
busybox             uclibc              e02e811dd08f        5 weeks ago         1.09 MB
busybox             musl                733eb3059dce        5 weeks ago         1.21 MB
busybox             glibc               21c16b6787c6        5 weeks ago         4.19 MB
```

Filtering with `reference` would give:

```console
$ docker images --filter=reference='busy*:*libc'

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
busybox             uclibc              e02e811dd08f        5 weeks ago         1.09 MB
busybox             glibc               21c16b6787c6        5 weeks ago         4.19 MB
```

Filtering with multiple `reference` would give, either match A or B:

```console
$ docker images --filter=reference='busy*:uclibc' --filter=reference='busy*:glibc'

REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
busybox             uclibc              e02e811dd08f        5 weeks ago         1.09 MB
busybox             glibc               21c16b6787c6        5 weeks ago         4.19 MB
```

### Format the output

The formatting option (`--format`) will pretty print container output
using a Go template.

Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:

| Placeholder     | Description                              |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
| `.ID`           | Image ID                                 |
| `.Repository`   | Image repository                         |
| `.Tag`          | Image tag                                |
| `.Digest`       | Image digest                             |
| `.CreatedSince` | Elapsed time since the image was created |
| `.CreatedAt`    | Time when the image was created          |
| `.Size`         | Image disk size                          |

When using the `--format` option, the `image` command will either
output the data exactly as the template declares or, when using the
`table` directive, will include column headers as well.

The following example uses a template without headers and outputs the
`ID` and `Repository` entries separated by a colon (`:`) for all images:

```console
$ docker images --format "{{.ID}}: {{.Repository}}"

77af4d6b9913: <none>
b6fa739cedf5: committ
78a85c484f71: <none>
30557a29d5ab: docker
5ed6274db6ce: <none>
746b819f315e: postgres
746b819f315e: postgres
746b819f315e: postgres
746b819f315e: postgres
```

To list all images with their repository and tag in a table format you
can use:

```console
$ docker images --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Repository}}\t{{.Tag}}"

IMAGE ID            REPOSITORY                TAG
77af4d6b9913        <none>                    <none>
b6fa739cedf5        committ                   latest
78a85c484f71        <none>                    <none>
30557a29d5ab        docker                    latest
5ed6274db6ce        <none>                    <none>
746b819f315e        postgres                  9
746b819f315e        postgres                  9.3
746b819f315e        postgres                  9.3.5
746b819f315e        postgres                  latest
```

To list all images in JSON format, use the `json` directive:

```console
$ docker images --format json
{"Containers":"N/A","CreatedAt":"2021-03-04 03:24:42 +0100 CET","CreatedSince":"5 days ago","Digest":"\u003cnone\u003e","ID":"4dd97cefde62","Repository":"ubuntu","SharedSize":"N/A","Size":"72.9MB","Tag":"latest","UniqueSize":"N/A","VirtualSize":"72.9MB"}
{"Containers":"N/A","CreatedAt":"2021-02-17 22:19:54 +0100 CET","CreatedSince":"2 weeks ago","Digest":"\u003cnone\u003e","ID":"28f6e2705743","Repository":"alpine","SharedSize":"N/A","Size":"5.61MB","Tag":"latest","UniqueSize":"N/A","VirtualSize":"5.613MB"}
```