add some more text to the cli docs

Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@fosiki.com> (github: SvenDowideit)
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Sven Dowideit 2014-04-07 17:00:01 +10:00 committed by Tibor Vass
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@ -148,9 +148,14 @@ TMPDIR and the data directory can be set like this:
--no-stdin=false: Do not attach stdin
--sig-proxy=true: Proxify all received signal to the process (even in non-tty mode)
The ``attach`` command will allow you to view or interact with any
running container, detached (``-d``) or interactive (``-i``). You can
attach to the same container at the same time - screen sharing style,
or quickly view the progress of your daemonized process.
You can detach from the container again (and leave it running) with
``CTRL-c`` (for a quiet exit) or ``CTRL-\`` to get a stacktrace of
the Docker client when it quits. When you detach from the container's
``CTRL-C`` (for a quiet exit) or ``CTRL-\`` to get a stacktrace of
the Docker client when it quits. When you detach from the container's
process the exit code will be returned to the client.
To stop a container, use ``docker stop``.
@ -211,6 +216,8 @@ Examples:
--no-cache: Do not use the cache when building the image.
--rm=true: Remove intermediate containers after a successful build
Use this command to build Docker images from a ``Dockerfile`` and a "context".
The files at ``PATH`` or ``URL`` are called the "context" of the build.
The build process may refer to any of the files in the context, for example when
using an :ref:`ADD <dockerfile_add>` instruction.
@ -317,6 +324,12 @@ by using the ``git://`` schema.
-m, --message="": Commit message
-a, --author="": Author (eg. "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>"
It can be useful to commit a container's file changes or settings into a new image.
This allows you debug a container by running an interactive shell, or to export
a working dataset to another server.
Generally, it is better to use Dockerfiles to manage your images in a documented
and maintainable way.
.. _cli_commit_examples:
Commit an existing container
@ -562,7 +575,7 @@ Listing the full length image IDs
Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the tarball
(.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then optionally tag it.
At this time, the URL must start with ``http`` and point to a single
URLs must start with ``http`` and point to a single
file archive (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, or .txz) containing a
root filesystem. If you would like to import from a local directory or
archive, you can use the ``-`` parameter to take the data from *stdin*.
@ -625,6 +638,8 @@ preserved.
Kernel Version: 3.8.0-33-generic
WARNING: No swap limit support
When sending issue reports, please use ``docker version`` and ``docker info`` to
ensure we know how your setup is configured.
.. _cli_inspect:
@ -788,10 +803,7 @@ Restores both images and tags.
-f, --follow=false: Follow log output
The ``docker logs`` command is a convenience which batch-retrieves whatever
logs are present at the time of execution. This does not guarantee execution
order when combined with a ``docker run`` (i.e. your run may not have generated
any logs at the time you execute ``docker logs``).
The ``docker logs`` command batch-retrieves all logs present at the time of execution.
The ``docker logs --follow`` command combines ``docker logs`` and ``docker attach``:
it will first return all logs from the beginning and then continue streaming
@ -839,9 +851,6 @@ Running ``docker ps`` showing 2 linked containers.
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
4c01db0b339c ubuntu:12.04 bash 17 seconds ago Up 16 seconds webapp
d7886598dbe2 crosbymichael/redis:latest /redis-server --dir 33 minutes ago Up 33 minutes 6379/tcp redis,webapp/db
fd2645e2e2b5 busybox:latest top 10 days ago Ghost insane_ptolemy
The last container is marked as a ``Ghost`` container. It is a container that was running when the docker daemon was restarted (upgraded, or ``-H`` settings changed). The container is still running, but as this docker daemon process is not able to manage it, you can't attach to it. To bring them out of ``Ghost`` Status, you need to use ``docker kill`` or ``docker restart``.
``docker ps`` will show only running containers by default. To see all containers: ``docker ps -a``
@ -856,6 +865,23 @@ The last container is marked as a ``Ghost`` container. It is a container that wa
Pull an image or a repository from the registry
Most of your images will be created on top of a base image from the
<Docker Index>(https://index.docker.io).
The Docker Index contains many pre-built images that you can ``pull`` and try
without needing to define and configure your own.
To download a particular image, or set of images (i.e., a repository),
use ``docker pull``:
.. code-block:: bash
$ docker pull debian
# will pull all the images in the debian repository
$ docker pull debian:testing
# will pull only the image named debian:testing and any intermediate layers
# it is based on. (typically the empty `scratch` image, a MAINTAINERs layer,
# and the un-tared base.
.. _cli_push:
@ -868,6 +894,7 @@ The last container is marked as a ``Ghost`` container. It is a container that wa
Push an image or a repository to the registry
Use ``docker push`` to share your images on public or private registries.
.. _cli_restart:
@ -926,7 +953,7 @@ network communication.
.. code-block:: bash
$ sudo docker rm `docker ps -a -q`
$ sudo docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)
This command will delete all stopped containers. The command ``docker ps -a -q`` will return all
@ -1022,7 +1049,8 @@ The ``docker run`` command first ``creates`` a writeable container layer over
the specified image, and then ``starts`` it using the specified command. That
is, ``docker run`` is equivalent to the API ``/containers/create`` then
``/containers/(id)/start``.
Once the container is stopped it still exists and can be started back up. See ``docker ps -a`` to view a list of all containers.
A stopped container can be restarted with all its previous changes intact using
``docker start``. See ``docker ps -a`` to view a list of all containers.
The ``docker run`` command can be used in combination with ``docker commit`` to
:ref:`change the command that a container runs <cli_commit_examples>`.
@ -1270,6 +1298,8 @@ This example shows 5 containers that might be set up to test a web application c
Produces a tarred repository to the standard output stream.
Contains all parent layers, and all tags + versions, or specified repo:tag.
It is used to create a backup that can then be used with ``docker load``
.. code-block:: bash
$ sudo docker save busybox > busybox.tar
@ -1297,6 +1327,9 @@ Contains all parent layers, and all tags + versions, or specified repo:tag.
-s, --stars=0: Only displays with at least xxx stars
-t, --trusted=false: Only show trusted builds
See :ref:`searching_central_index` for more details on finding shared images
from the commandline.
.. _cli_start:
``start``
@ -1339,6 +1372,9 @@ The main process inside the container will receive SIGTERM, and after a grace pe
-f, --force=false: Force
You can group your images together using names and
tags, and then upload them to :ref:`working_with_the_repository`.
.. _cli_top:
``top``