# ps Usage: docker ps [OPTIONS] List containers -a, --all=false Show all containers (default shows just running) -f, --filter=[] Filter output based on conditions provided --format=[] Pretty-print containers using a Go template --help=false Print usage -l, --latest=false Show the latest created container (includes all states) -n=-1 Show n last created containers (includes all states) --no-trunc=false Don't truncate output -q, --quiet=false Only display numeric IDs -s, --size=false Display total file sizes Running `docker ps --no-trunc` showing 2 linked containers. $ docker ps CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 4c01db0b339c ubuntu:12.04 bash 17 seconds ago Up 16 seconds 3300-3310/tcp webapp d7886598dbe2 crosbymichael/redis:latest /redis-server --dir 33 minutes ago Up 33 minutes 6379/tcp redis,webapp/db `docker ps` will show only running containers by default. To see all containers: `docker ps -a` `docker ps` will group exposed ports into a single range if possible. E.g., a container that exposes TCP ports `100, 101, 102` will display `100-102/tcp` in the `PORTS` column. ## Filtering The filtering flag (`-f` or `--filter`) format is a `key=value` pair. If there is more than one filter, then pass multiple flags (e.g. `--filter "foo=bar" --filter "bif=baz"`) The currently supported filters are: * id (container's id) * label (`label=` or `label==`) * name (container's name) * exited (int - the code of exited containers. Only useful with `--all`) * status (created|restarting|running|paused|exited) * ancestor (`[:]`, `` or ``) - filters containers that were created from the given image or a descendant. * isolation (default|process|hyperv) (Windows daemon only) #### Label The `label` filter matches containers based on the presence of a `label` alone or a `label` and a value. The following filter matches containers with the `color` label regardless of its value. $ docker ps --filter "label=color" CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 673394ef1d4c busybox "top" 47 seconds ago Up 45 seconds nostalgic_shockley d85756f57265 busybox "top" 52 seconds ago Up 51 seconds high_albattani The following filter matches containers with the `color` label with the `blue` value. $ docker ps --filter "label=color=blue" CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES d85756f57265 busybox "top" About a minute ago Up About a minute high_albattani #### Name The `name` filter matches on all or part of a container's name. The following filter matches all containers with a name containing the `nostalgic_stallman` string. $ docker ps --filter "name=nostalgic_stallman" CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 9b6247364a03 busybox "top" 2 minutes ago Up 2 minutes nostalgic_stallman You can also filter for a substring in a name as this shows: $ docker ps --filter "name=nostalgic" CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 715ebfcee040 busybox "top" 3 seconds ago Up 1 seconds i_am_nostalgic 9b6247364a03 busybox "top" 7 minutes ago Up 7 minutes nostalgic_stallman 673394ef1d4c busybox "top" 38 minutes ago Up 38 minutes nostalgic_shockley #### Exited The `exited` filter matches containers by exist status code. For example, to filter for containers that have exited successfully: $ docker ps -a --filter 'exited=0' CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES ea09c3c82f6e registry:latest /srv/run.sh 2 weeks ago Exited (0) 2 weeks ago 127.0.0.1:5000->5000/tcp desperate_leakey 106ea823fe4e fedora:latest /bin/sh -c 'bash -l' 2 weeks ago Exited (0) 2 weeks ago determined_albattani 48ee228c9464 fedora:20 bash 2 weeks ago Exited (0) 2 weeks ago tender_torvalds #### Status The `status` filter matches containers by status. You can filter using `created`, `restarting`, `running`, `paused` and `exited`. For example, to filter for `running` containers: $ docker ps --filter status=running CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 715ebfcee040 busybox "top" 16 minutes ago Up 16 minutes i_am_nostalgic d5c976d3c462 busybox "top" 23 minutes ago Up 23 minutes top 9b6247364a03 busybox "top" 24 minutes ago Up 24 minutes nostalgic_stallman To filter for `paused` containers: $ docker ps --filter status=paused CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 673394ef1d4c busybox "top" About an hour ago Up About an hour (Paused) nostalgic_shockley #### Ancestor The `ancestor` filter matches containers based on its image or a descendant of it. The filter supports the following image representation: - image - image:tag - image:tag@digest - short-id - full-id If you don't specify a `tag`, the `latest` tag is used. For example, to filter for containers that use the latest `ubuntu` image: $ docker ps --filter ancestor=ubuntu CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 919e1179bdb8 ubuntu-c1 "top" About a minute ago Up About a minute admiring_lovelace 5d1e4a540723 ubuntu-c2 "top" About a minute ago Up About a minute admiring_sammet 82a598284012 ubuntu "top" 3 minutes ago Up 3 minutes sleepy_bose bab2a34ba363 ubuntu "top" 3 minutes ago Up 3 minutes focused_yonath Match containers based on the `ubuntu-c1` image which, in this case, is a child of `ubuntu`: $ docker ps --filter ancestor=ubuntu-c1 CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 919e1179bdb8 ubuntu-c1 "top" About a minute ago Up About a minute admiring_lovelace Match containers based on the `ubuntu` version `12.04.5` image: $ docker ps --filter ancestor=ubuntu:12.04.5 CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 82a598284012 ubuntu:12.04.5 "top" 3 minutes ago Up 3 minutes sleepy_bose The following matches containers based on the layer `d0e008c6cf02` or an image that have this layer in it's layer stack. $ docker ps --filter ancestor=d0e008c6cf02 CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 82a598284012 ubuntu:12.04.5 "top" 3 minutes ago Up 3 minutes sleepy_bose ## Formatting 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` | Container ID `.Image` | Image ID `.Command` | Quoted command `.CreatedAt` | Time when the container was created. `.RunningFor` | Elapsed time since the container was started. `.Ports` | Exposed ports. `.Status` | Container status. `.Size` | Container disk size. `.Names` | Container names. `.Labels` | All labels assigned to the container. `.Label` | Value of a specific label for this container. For example `{{.Label "com.docker.swarm.cpu"}}` When using the `--format` option, the `ps` 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 `Command` entries separated by a colon for all running containers: $ docker ps --format "{{.ID}}: {{.Command}}" a87ecb4f327c: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA 01946d9d34d8: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA c1d3b0166030: /bin/sh -c yum -y up 41d50ecd2f57: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA To list all running containers with their labels in a table format you can use: $ docker ps --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Labels}}" CONTAINER ID LABELS a87ecb4f327c com.docker.swarm.node=ubuntu,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd 01946d9d34d8 c1d3b0166030 com.docker.swarm.node=debian,com.docker.swarm.cpu=6 41d50ecd2f57 com.docker.swarm.node=fedora,com.docker.swarm.cpu=3,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd