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Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> (github: SvenDowideit)

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Overview
--------
The source for Docker documentation is here under ``sources/`` in the
form of .rst files. These files use
[reStructuredText](http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html)
formatting with [Sphinx](http://sphinx-doc.org/) extensions for
structure, cross-linking and indexing.
The source for Docker documentation is here under ``sources/`` and uses
extended Markdown, as implemented by [mkdocs](http://mkdocs.org).
The HTML files are built and hosted on
[readthedocs.org](https://readthedocs.org/projects/docker/), appearing
via proxy on https://docs.docker.io. The HTML files update
The HTML files are built and hosted on https://docs.docker.io, and update
automatically after each change to the master or release branch of the
[docker files on GitHub](https://github.com/dotcloud/docker) thanks to
post-commit hooks. The "release" branch maps to the "latest"
documentation and the "master" branch maps to the "master"
documentation and the "master" (unreleased development) branch maps to the "master"
documentation.
## Branches
**There are two branches related to editing docs**: ``master`` and a
``doc*`` branch (currently ``doc0.8.1``). You should normally edit
docs on the ``master`` branch. That way your fixes will automatically
get included in later releases, and docs maintainers can easily
cherry-pick your changes to bring over to the current docs branch. In
the rare case where your change is not forward-compatible, then you
could base your change on the appropriate ``doc*`` branch.
docs on a local branch of the ``master`` branch. That way your fixes
will automatically get included in later releases, and docs maintainers
can easily cherry-pick your changes to bring over to the current docs
branch. In the rare case where your change is not forward-compatible,
then you could base your change on the appropriate ``doc*`` branch.
Now that we have a ``doc*`` branch, we can keep the ``latest`` docs
up to date with any bugs found between ``docker`` code releases.
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bleeding-edge development and ``latest`` (which points to the ``doc*``
branch``) should be used for the latest official release.
If you need to manually trigger a build of an existing branch, then
you can do that through the [readthedocs
interface](https://readthedocs.org/builds/docker/). If you would like
to add new build targets, including new branches or tags, then you
must contact one of the existing maintainers and get your
readthedocs.org account added to the maintainers list, or just file an
issue on GitHub describing the branch/tag and why it needs to be added
to the docs, and one of the maintainers will add it for you.
Getting Started
---------------
To edit and test the docs, you'll need to install the Sphinx tool and
its dependencies. There are two main ways to install this tool:
### Native Installation
Install dependencies from `requirements.txt` file in your `docker/docs`
directory:
* Linux: `pip install -r docs/requirements.txt`
* Mac OS X: `[sudo] pip-2.7 install -r docs/requirements.txt`
### Alternative Installation: Docker Container
If you're running ``docker`` on your development machine then you may
find it easier and cleaner to use the docs Dockerfile. This installs Sphinx
in a container, adds the local ``docs/`` directory and builds the HTML
docs inside the container, even starting a simple HTTP server on port
8000 so that you can connect and see your changes.
Docker documentation builds are done in a docker container, which installs all
the required tools, adds the local ``docs/`` directory and builds the HTML
docs. It then starts a simple HTTP server on port 8000 so that you can connect
and see your changes.
In the ``docker`` source directory, run:
```make docs```
This is the equivalent to ``make clean server`` since each container
starts clean.
If you have any issues you need to debug, you can use ``make docs-shell`` and
then run ``mkdocs serve``
# Contributing
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``../CONTRIBUTING.md``](../CONTRIBUTING.md)).
* [Remember to sign your work!](../CONTRIBUTING.md#sign-your-work)
* Work in your own fork of the code, we accept pull requests.
* Change the ``.rst`` files with your favorite editor -- try to keep the
lines short and respect RST and Sphinx conventions.
* Change the ``.md`` files with your favorite editor -- try to keep the
lines short (80 chars) and respect Markdown conventions.
* Run ``make clean docs`` to clean up old files and generate new ones,
or just ``make docs`` to update after small changes.
* Your static website can now be found in the ``_build`` directory.
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``make clean docs`` must complete without any warnings or errors.
## Special Case for RST Newbies:
If you want to write a new doc or make substantial changes to an
existing doc, but **you don't know RST syntax**, we will accept pull
requests in Markdown and plain text formats. We really want to
encourage people to share their knowledge and don't want the markup
syntax to be the obstacle. So when you make the Pull Request, please
note in your comment that you need RST markup assistance, and we'll
make the changes for you, and then we will make a pull request to your
pull request so that you can get all the changes and learn about the
markup. You still need to follow the
[``CONTRIBUTING``](../CONTRIBUTING) guidelines, so please sign your
commits.
Working using GitHub's file editor
----------------------------------
Alternatively, for small changes and typos you might want to use
GitHub's built in file editor. It allows you to preview your changes
right online (though there can be some differences between GitHub
markdown and Sphinx RST). Just be careful not to create many commits.
Markdown and mkdocs Markdown). Just be careful not to create many commits.
And you must still [sign your work!](../CONTRIBUTING.md#sign-your-work)
Images
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When you need to add images, try to make them as small as possible
(e.g. as gif). Usually images should go in the same directory as the
.rst file which references them, or in a subdirectory if one already
.md file which references them, or in a subdirectory if one already
exists.
Notes
-----
Publishing Documentation
------------------------
* For the template the css is compiled from less. When changes are
needed they can be compiled using
lessc ``lessc main.less`` or watched using watch-lessc ``watch-lessc -i main.less -o main.css``
Guides on using sphinx
----------------------
* To make links to certain sections create a link target like so:
To publish a copy of the documentation you need a ``docs/awsconfig``
file containing AWS settings to deploy to. The release script will
create an s3 if needed, and will then push the files to it.
```
.. _hello_world:
Hello world
===========
This is a reference to :ref:`hello_world` and will work even if we
move the target to another file or change the title of the section.
[profile dowideit-docs]
aws_access_key_id = IHOIUAHSIDH234rwf....
aws_secret_access_key = OIUYSADJHLKUHQWIUHE......
region = ap-southeast-2
```
The ``_hello_world:`` will make it possible to link to this position
(page and section heading) from all other pages. See the [Sphinx
docs](http://sphinx-doc.org/markup/inline.html#role-ref) for more
information and examples.
The ``profile`` name must be the same as the name of the bucket you are
deploying to - which you call from the docker directory:
* Notes, warnings and alarms
```
# a note (use when something is important)
.. note::
# a warning (orange)
.. warning::
# danger (red, use sparsely)
.. danger::
* Code examples
* Start typed commands with ``$ `` (dollar space) so that they
are easily differentiated from program output.
* Use "sudo" with docker to ensure that your command is runnable
even if they haven't [used the *docker*
group](http://docs.docker.io/en/latest/use/basics/#why-sudo).
Manpages
--------
* To make the manpages, run ``make man``. Please note there is a bug
in Sphinx 1.1.3 which makes this fail. Upgrade to the latest version
of Sphinx.
* Then preview the manpage by running ``man _build/man/docker.1``,
where ``_build/man/docker.1`` is the path to the generated manfile
``make AWS_S3_BUCKET=dowideit-docs docs-release``

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.. _cli:
Command Line Help
-----------------
Command Line
============
To list available commands, either run ``docker`` with no parameters or execute
``docker help``::
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.. _cli_options:
Options
-------
Option types
------------
Single character commandline options can be combined, so rather than typing
``docker run -t -i --name test busybox sh``, you can write
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specified once. Options like ``-c=0`` expect an integer, and they can
only be specified once.
----
Commands
--------
.. _cli_daemon:
``daemon``

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Every one of the :ref:`example_list` shows running containers, and so
here we try to give more in-depth guidance.
.. contents:: Table of Contents
:depth: 2
.. _run_running:
General Form