Formatting and consistency fixes to CLI and RUN references

* Removed double backticks.
* Reformatted paragraphs.
* Fixed consistent STDOUT/STDIN/STDERR references.
* Fixed several broken URLs.
* Fixed backtick mismatches.

Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: James Turnbull <james@lovedthanlost.net> (github: jamtur01)
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@ -199,26 +199,26 @@ To kill the container, use `docker kill`.
--rm=true Remove intermediate containers after a successful build
-t, --tag="" Repository name (and optionally a tag) to be applied to the resulting image in case of success
Use this command to build Docker images from a Dockerfile
and a "context".
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
[*ADD*](/reference/builder/#dockerfile-add) instruction. When a single Dockerfile is
given as `URL` or is piped through STDIN (`docker build - < Dockerfile`), then
no context is set.
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 [*ADD*](/reference/builder/#dockerfile-add) instruction.
When a single Dockerfile is given as `URL` or is piped through `STDIN`
(`docker build - < Dockerfile`), then no context is set.
When a Git repository is set as `URL`, then the
repository is used as the context. The Git repository is cloned with its
submodules (git clone recursive). A fresh git clone occurs in a
temporary directory on your local host, and then this is sent to the
Docker daemon as the context. This way, your local user credentials and
vpn's etc can be used to access private repositories.
When a Git repository is set as `URL`, then the repository is used as
the context. The Git repository is cloned with its submodules (`git
clone -recursive`). A fresh `git clone` occurs in a temporary directory
on your local host, and then this is sent to the Docker daemon as the
context. This way, your local user credentials and VPN's etc can be
used to access private repositories.
If a file named ``.dockerignore`` exists in the root of ``PATH`` then it is
interpreted as a newline-separated list of exclusion patterns. Exclusion
patterns match files or directories relative to ``PATH`` that will be excluded
from the context. Globbing is done using Go's
If a file named `.dockerignore` exists in the root of `PATH` then it
is interpreted as a newline-separated list of exclusion patterns.
Exclusion patterns match files or directories relative to `PATH` that
will be excluded from the context. Globbing is done using Go's
[filepath.Match](http://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath#Match) rules.
See also:
@ -304,15 +304,14 @@ and the tag will be `2.0`
$ sudo docker build - < Dockerfile
This will read a Dockerfile from STDIN without
context. Due to the lack of a context, no contents of any local
directory will be sent to the `docker` daemon. Since
there is no context, a Dockerfile `ADD`
only works if it refers to a remote URL.
This will read a Dockerfile from `STDIN` without context. Due to the
lack of a context, no contents of any local directory will be sent to
the Docker daemon. Since there is no context, a Dockerfile `ADD` only
works if it refers to a remote URL.
$ sudo docker build - < context.tar.gz
This will build an image for a compressed context read from STDIN.
This will build an image for a compressed context read from `STDIN`.
Supported formats are: bzip2, gzip and xz.
$ sudo docker build github.com/creack/docker-firefox
@ -518,7 +517,7 @@ by default.
### Filtering
The filtering flag (-f or --filter) format is of "key=value". If there are more
The filtering flag (`-f` or `--filter`) format is of "key=value". If there are more
than one filter, then pass multiple flags (e.g. `--filter "foo=bar" --filter "bif=baz"`)
Current filters:
@ -562,11 +561,10 @@ NOTE: Docker will warn you if any containers exist that are using these untagged
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.
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.
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`.
### Examples
@ -578,7 +576,7 @@ This will create a new untagged image.
**Import from a local file:**
Import to docker via pipe and STDIN.
Import to docker via pipe and `STDIN`.
$ cat exampleimage.tgz | sudo docker import - exampleimagelocal:new
@ -681,7 +679,7 @@ contains complex json object, so to grab it as JSON, you use
-s, --signal="KILL" Signal to send to the container
The main process inside the container will be sent SIGKILL, or any
The main process inside the container will be sent `SIGKILL`, or any
signal specified with option `--signal`.
## load
@ -739,8 +737,8 @@ The `docker logs` command batch-retrieves all logs
present at the time of execution.
The ``docker logs --follow`` command will first return all logs from the
beginning and then continue streaming new output from the container's stdout
and stderr.
beginning and then continue streaming new output from the container's `STDOUT`
and `STDERR`.
## port
@ -1074,7 +1072,7 @@ This will create and run a new container with the container name being
The `--link` flag will link the container named `/redis` into the newly
created container with the alias `redis`. The new container can access the
network and environment of the redis container via environment variables.
network and environment of the `redis` container via environment variables.
The `--name` flag will assign the name `console` to the newly created
container.
@ -1087,19 +1085,19 @@ optionally suffixed with `:ro` or `:rw` to mount the volumes in read-only
or read-write mode, respectively. By default, the volumes are mounted in
the same mode (read write or read only) as the reference container.
The `-a` flag tells `docker run` to bind to the container's stdin, stdout or
stderr. This makes it possible to manipulate the output and input as needed.
The `-a` flag tells `docker run` to bind to the container's `STDIN`, `STDOUT` or
`STDERR`. This makes it possible to manipulate the output and input as needed.
$ echo "test" | sudo docker run -i -a stdin ubuntu cat -
This pipes data into a container and prints the container's ID by attaching
only to the container'sstdin.
only to the container's `STDIN`.
$ sudo docker run -a stderr ubuntu echo test
This isn't going to print anything unless there's an error because We've
only attached to the stderr of the container. The container's logs still
store what's been written to stderr and stdout.
This isn't going to print anything unless there's an error because we've
only attached to the `STDERR` of the container. The container's logs
still store what's been written to `STDERR` and `STDOUT`.
$ cat somefile | sudo docker run -i -a stdin mybuilder dobuild

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@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ page_keywords: docker, run, configure, runtime
# Docker Run Reference
**Docker runs processes in isolated containers**. When an operator
executes `docker run`, she starts a process with its
own file system, its own networking, and its own isolated process tree.
The [*Image*](/terms/image/#image-def) which starts the process may
define defaults related to the binary to run, the networking to expose,
and more, but `docker run` gives final control to
the operator who starts the container from the image. That's the main
reason [*run*](/reference/commandline/cli/#cli-run) has more options than any
executes `docker run`, she starts a process with its own file system,
its own networking, and its own isolated process tree. The
[*Image*](/terms/image/#image-def) which starts the process may define
defaults related to the binary to run, the networking to expose, and
more, but `docker run` gives final control to the operator who starts
the container from the image. That's the main reason
[*run*](/reference/commandline/cli/#cli-run) has more options than any
other `docker` command.
## General Form
@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ The list of `[OPTIONS]` breaks down into two groups:
2. Setting shared between operators and developers, where operators can
override defaults developers set in images at build time.
Together, the `docker run [OPTIONS]` give complete
control over runtime behavior to the operator, allowing them to override
all defaults set by the developer during `docker build`
and nearly all the defaults set by the Docker runtime itself.
Together, the `docker run [OPTIONS]` give complete control over runtime
behavior to the operator, allowing them to override all defaults set by
the developer during `docker build` and nearly all the defaults set by
the Docker runtime itself.
## Operator Exclusive Options
@ -54,10 +54,8 @@ following options.
- [PID Equivalent](#pid-equivalent)
- [Network Settings](#network-settings)
- [Clean Up (--rm)](#clean-up-rm)
- [Runtime Constraints on CPU and
Memory](#runtime-constraints-on-cpu-and-memory)
- [Runtime Privilege and LXC
Configuration](#runtime-privilege-and-lxc-configuration)
- [Runtime Constraints on CPU and Memory](#runtime-constraints-on-cpu-and-memory)
- [Runtime Privilege and LXC Configuration](#runtime-privilege-and-lxc-configuration)
## Detached vs Foreground
@ -78,28 +76,28 @@ container in the detached mode, then you cannot use the `--rm` option.
### Foreground
In foreground mode (the default when `-d` is not specified), `docker run`
can start the process in the container and attach the console to the process's
standard input, output, and standard error. It can even pretend to be a TTY
(this is what most command line executables expect) and pass along signals. All
of that is configurable:
In foreground mode (the default when `-d` is not specified), `docker
run` can start the process in the container and attach the console to
the process's standard input, output, and standard error. It can even
pretend to be a TTY (this is what most command line executables expect)
and pass along signals. All of that is configurable:
-a=[] : Attach to ``stdin``, ``stdout`` and/or ``stderr``
-a=[] : Attach to `STDIN`, `STDOUT` and/or `STDERR`
-t=false : Allocate a pseudo-tty
--sig-proxy=true: Proxify all received signal to the process (even in non-tty mode)
-i=false : Keep STDIN open even if not attached
If you do not specify `-a` then Docker will [attach everything (stdin,stdout,stderr)](
https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/blob/
75a7f4d90cde0295bcfb7213004abce8d4779b75/commands.go#L1797). You can specify to which
of the three standard streams (`stdin`, `stdout`, `stderr`) you'd like to connect
instead, as in:
If you do not specify `-a` then Docker will [attach all standard
streams]( https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/blob/
75a7f4d90cde0295bcfb7213004abce8d4779b75/commands.go#L1797). You can
specify to which of the three standard streams (`STDIN`, `STDOUT`,
`STDERR`) you'd like to connect instead, as in:
$ docker run -a stdin -a stdout -i -t ubuntu /bin/bash
For interactive processes (like a shell) you will typically want a tty as well as
persistent standard input (`stdin`), so you'll use `-i -t` together in most
interactive cases.
For interactive processes (like a shell) you will typically want a tty
as well as persistent standard input (`STDIN`), so you'll use `-i -t`
together in most interactive cases.
## Container Identification
@ -113,19 +111,18 @@ The operator can identify a container in three ways:
- Name ("evil_ptolemy")
The UUID identifiers come from the Docker daemon, and if you do not
assign a name to the container with `--name` then
the daemon will also generate a random string name too. The name can
become a handy way to add meaning to a container since you can use this
name when defining
[*links*](/userguide/dockerlinks/#working-with-links-names)
(or any other place you need to identify a container). This works for
both background and foreground Docker containers.
assign a name to the container with `--name` then the daemon will also
generate a random string name too. The name can become a handy way to
add meaning to a container since you can use this name when defining
[*links*](/userguide/dockerlinks/#working-with-links-names) (or any
other place you need to identify a container). This works for both
background and foreground Docker containers.
### PID Equivalent
### PID Equivalent
And finally, to help with automation, you can have Docker write the
Finally, to help with automation, you can have Docker write the
container ID out to a file of your choosing. This is similar to how some
programs might write out their process ID to a file (you`ve seen them as
programs might write out their process ID to a file (you've seen them as
PID files):
--cidfile="": Write the container ID to the file
@ -141,14 +138,14 @@ PID files):
By default, all containers have networking enabled and they can make any
outgoing connections. The operator can completely disable networking
with `docker run --net none` which disables all incoming and
outgoing networking. In cases like this, you would perform I/O through
files or STDIN/STDOUT only.
with `docker run --net none` which disables all incoming and outgoing
networking. In cases like this, you would perform I/O through files or
`STDIN` and `STDOUT` only.
Your container will use the same DNS servers as the host by default, but
you can override this with `--dns`.
Supported networking modes are:
Supported networking modes are:
* none - no networking in the container
* bridge - (default) connect the container to the bridge via veth interfaces
@ -156,35 +153,40 @@ Supported networking modes are:
* container - use another container's network stack
#### Mode: none
With the networking mode set to `none` a container will not have a access to
any external routes. The container will still have a `loopback` interface
enabled in the container but it does not have any routes to external traffic.
With the networking mode set to `none` a container will not have a
access to any external routes. The container will still have a
`loopback` interface enabled in the container but it does not have any
routes to external traffic.
#### Mode: bridge
With the networking mode set to `bridge` a container will use docker's default
networking setup. A bridge is setup on the host, commonly named `docker0`,
and a pair of veth interfaces will be created for the container. One side of
the veth pair will remain on the host attached to the bridge while the other
side of the pair will be placed inside the container's namespaces in addition
to the `loopback` interface. An IP address will be allocated for containers
on the bridge's network and trafic will be routed though this bridge to the
container.
With the networking mode set to `bridge` a container will use docker's
default networking setup. A bridge is setup on the host, commonly named
`docker0`, and a pair of `veth` interfaces will be created for the
container. One side of the `veth` pair will remain on the host attached
to the bridge while the other side of the pair will be placed inside the
container's namespaces in addition to the `loopback` interface. An IP
address will be allocated for containers on the bridge's network and
traffic will be routed though this bridge to the container.
#### Mode: host
With the networking mode set to `host` a container will share the host's
network stack and all interfaces from the host will be available to the
container. The container's hostname will match the hostname on the host
system. Publishing ports and linking to other containers will not work
when sharing the host's network stack.
network stack and all interfaces from the host will be available to the
container. The container's hostname will match the hostname on the host
system. Publishing ports and linking to other containers will not work
when sharing the host's network stack.
#### Mode: container
With the networking mode set to `container` a container will share the
network stack of another container. The other container's name must be
With the networking mode set to `container` a container will share the
network stack of another container. The other container's name must be
provided in the format of `--net container:<name|id>`.
Example running a redis container with redis binding to localhost then
running the redis-cli and connecting to the redis server over the
localhost interface.
Example running a Redis container with Redis binding to `localhost` then
running the `redis-cli` command and connecting to the Redis server over the
`localhost` interface.
$ docker run -d --name redis example/redis --bind 127.0.0.1
$ # use the redis container's network stack to access localhost
@ -211,15 +213,14 @@ container:
-c=0 : CPU shares (relative weight)
The operator can constrain the memory available to a container easily
with `docker run -m`. If the host supports swap
memory, then the `-m` memory setting can be larger
than physical RAM.
with `docker run -m`. If the host supports swap memory, then the `-m`
memory setting can be larger than physical RAM.
Similarly the operator can increase the priority of this container with
the `-c` option. By default, all containers run at
the same priority and get the same proportion of CPU cycles, but you can
tell the kernel to give more shares of CPU time to one or more
containers when you start them via Docker.
the `-c` option. By default, all containers run at the same priority and
get the same proportion of CPU cycles, but you can tell the kernel to
give more shares of CPU time to one or more containers when you start
them via Docker.
## Runtime Privilege and LXC Configuration
@ -277,19 +278,20 @@ commandline:
$ docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE[:TAG] [COMMAND] [ARG...]
This command is optional because the person who created the `IMAGE` may have
already provided a default `COMMAND` using the Dockerfile `CMD`. As the
operator (the person running a container from the image), you can override that
`CMD` just by specifying a new `COMMAND`.
This command is optional because the person who created the `IMAGE` may
have already provided a default `COMMAND` using the Dockerfile `CMD`
instruction. As the operator (the person running a container from the
image), you can override that `CMD` instruction just by specifying a new
`COMMAND`.
If the image also specifies an `ENTRYPOINT` then the `CMD` or `COMMAND` get
appended as arguments to the `ENTRYPOINT`.
If the image also specifies an `ENTRYPOINT` then the `CMD` or `COMMAND`
get appended as arguments to the `ENTRYPOINT`.
## ENTRYPOINT (Default Command to Execute at Runtime)
--entrypoint="": Overwrite the default entrypoint set by the image
The ENTRYPOINT of an image is similar to a `COMMAND` because it
The `ENTRYPOINT` of an image is similar to a `COMMAND` because it
specifies what executable to run when the container starts, but it is
(purposely) more difficult to override. The `ENTRYPOINT` gives a
container its default nature or behavior, so that when you set an
@ -310,10 +312,10 @@ or two examples of how to pass more parameters to that ENTRYPOINT:
## EXPOSE (Incoming Ports)
The Dockerfile doesn't give much control over networking, only providing the
`EXPOSE` instruction to give a hint to the operator about what incoming ports
might provide services. The following options work with or override the
Dockerfile's exposed defaults:
The Dockerfile doesn't give much control over networking, only providing
the `EXPOSE` instruction to give a hint to the operator about what
incoming ports might provide services. The following options work with
or override the Dockerfile's exposed defaults:
--expose=[]: Expose a port from the container
without publishing it to your host
@ -324,34 +326,34 @@ Dockerfile's exposed defaults:
(use 'docker port' to see the actual mapping)
--link="" : Add link to another container (name:alias)
As mentioned previously, `EXPOSE` (and `--expose`) make a port available **in**
a container for incoming connections. The port number on the inside of the
container (where the service listens) does not need to be the same number as the
port exposed on the outside of the container (where clients connect), so inside
the container you might have an HTTP service listening on port 80 (and so you
`EXPOSE 80` in the Dockerfile), but outside the container the port might be
42800.
As mentioned previously, `EXPOSE` (and `--expose`) make a port available
**in** a container for incoming connections. The port number on the
inside of the container (where the service listens) does not need to be
the same number as the port exposed on the outside of the container
(where clients connect), so inside the container you might have an HTTP
service listening on port 80 (and so you `EXPOSE 80` in the Dockerfile),
but outside the container the port might be 42800.
To help a new client container reach the server container's internal port
operator `--expose`'d by the operator or `EXPOSE`'d by the developer, the
operator has three choices: start the server container with `-P` or `-p,` or
start the client container with `--link`.
To help a new client container reach the server container's internal
port operator `--expose`'d by the operator or `EXPOSE`'d by the
developer, the operator has three choices: start the server container
with `-P` or `-p,` or start the client container with `--link`.
If the operator uses `-P` or `-p` then Docker will make the exposed port
accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any client that
can reach the host. To find the map between the host ports and the exposed
ports, use `docker port`)
accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any client
that can reach the host. To find the map between the host ports and the
exposed ports, use `docker port`)
If the operator uses `--link` when starting the new client container, then the
client container can access the exposed port via a private networking interface.
Docker will set some environment variables in the client container to help
indicate which interface and port to use.
If the operator uses `--link` when starting the new client container,
then the client container can access the exposed port via a private
networking interface. Docker will set some environment variables in the
client container to help indicate which interface and port to use.
## ENV (Environment Variables)
The operator can **set any environment variable** in the container by using one
or more `-e` flags, even overriding those already defined by the developer with
a Dockerfile `ENV`:
The operator can **set any environment variable** in the container by
using one or more `-e` flags, even overriding those already defined by
the developer with a Dockerfile `ENV`:
$ docker run -e "deep=purple" --rm ubuntu /bin/bash -c export
declare -x HOME="/"
@ -420,18 +422,19 @@ mechanism to communicate with a linked container by its alias:
If "container-dir" is missing, then docker creates a new volume.
--volumes-from="": Mount all volumes from the given container(s)
The volumes commands are complex enough to have their own documentation in
section [*Share Directories via Volumes*](/userguide/dockervolumes/#volume-def).
A developer can define one or more `VOLUME's associated with an image, but only the
operator can give access from one container to another (or from a container to a
The volumes commands are complex enough to have their own documentation
in section [*Share Directories via
Volumes*](/userguide/dockervolumes/#volume-def). A developer can define
one or more `VOLUME`'s associated with an image, but only the operator
can give access from one container to another (or from a container to a
volume mounted on the host).
## USER
The default user within a container is `root` (id = 0), but if the developer
created additional users, those are accessible too. The developer can set a
default user to run the first process with the `Dockerfile USER` command,
but the operator can override it:
The default user within a container is `root` (id = 0), but if the
developer created additional users, those are accessible too. The
developer can set a default user to run the first process with the
Dockerfile `USER` instruction, but the operator can override it:
-u="": Username or UID