DockerCLI/docs/reference/commandline/index.md

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The Docker commands

This section contains reference information on using Docker's command line client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to Use the Docker command line.

You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to read the dockerd reference page.

Commands by object

Docker management commands

Command	Description
dockerd	Launch the Docker daemon
info	Display system-wide information
inspect	Return low-level information on a container or image
version	Show the Docker version information

Image commands

Command	Description
build	Build an image from a Dockerfile
commit	Create a new image from a container's changes
history	Show the history of an image
images	List images
import	Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image
load	Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN
image prune	Remove unused images
rmi	Remove one or more images
save	Save images to a tar archive
tag	Tag an image into a repository

Container commands

Command	Description
attach	Attach to a running container
container prune	Remove all stopped containers
cp	Copy files/folders from a container to a HOSTDIR or to STDOUT
create	Create a new container
diff	Inspect changes on a container's filesystem
events	Get real time events from the server
exec	Run a command in a running container
export	Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
kill	Kill a running container
logs	Fetch the logs of a container
pause	Pause all processes within a container
port	List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container
ps	List containers
rename	Rename a container
restart	Restart a running container
rm	Remove one or more containers
run	Run a command in a new container
start	Start one or more stopped containers
stats	Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics
stop	Stop a running container
top	Display the running processes of a container
unpause	Unpause all processes within a container
update	Update configuration of one or more containers
wait	Block until a container stops, then print its exit code

Hub and registry commands

Command	Description
login	Register or log in to a Docker registry
logout	Log out from a Docker registry
pull	Pull an image or a repository from a Docker registry
push	Push an image or a repository to a Docker registry
search	Search Docker Hub for images

Network and connectivity commands

Command	Description
network connect	Connect a container to a network
network create	Create a new network
network disconnect	Disconnect a container from a network
network inspect	Display information about a network
network ls	Lists all the networks the Engine daemon knows about
network prune	Remove all unused networks
network rm	Removes one or more networks

Shared data volume commands

Command	Description
volume create	Creates a new volume where containers can consume and store data
volume inspect	Display information about a volume
volume ls	Lists all the volumes Docker knows about
volume prune	Remove all unused local volumes
volume rm	Remove one or more volumes

Swarm node commands

Command	Description
node demote	Demotes an existing manager so that it is no longer a manager
node inspect	Inspect a node in the swarm
node ls	List nodes in the swarm
node promote	Promote a node that is pending a promotion to manager
node ps	List tasks running on one or more nodes
node rm	Remove one or more nodes from the swarm
node update	Update attributes for a node

Swarm management commands

Command	Description
swarm init	Initialize a swarm
swarm join	Join a swarm as a manager node or worker node
swarm leave	Remove the current node from the swarm
swarm join-token	Display or rotate join tokens
swarm unlock	Unlock swarm
swarm unlock-key	Manage the unlock key
swarm update	Update attributes of a swarm

Swarm service commands

Command	Description
service create	Create a new service
service inspect	Inspect a service
service logs	Fetch the logs of a service or task
service ls	List services in the swarm
service ps	List the tasks of a service
service rm	Remove a service from the swarm
service scale	Set the number of replicas for the desired state of the service
service update	Update the attributes of a service

Swarm secret commands

Command	Description
secret create	Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content
secret inspect	Inspect the specified secret
secret ls	List secrets in the swarm
secret rm	Remove the specified secrets from the swarm

Swarm stack commands

Command	Description
stack deploy	Deploy a new stack or update an existing stack
stack ls	List stacks in the swarm
stack ps	List the tasks in the stack
stack rm	Remove the stack from the swarm
stack services	List the services in the stack

Plugin commands

Command	Description
plugin create	Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration
plugin disable	Disable a plugin
plugin enable	Enable a plugin
plugin inspect	Display detailed information on a plugin
plugin install	Install a plugin
plugin ls	List plugins
plugin push	Push a plugin to a registry
plugin rm	Remove a plugin
plugin set	Change settings for a plugin

Context commands

Command	Description
context create	Create a context
context export	Export a context
context import	Import a context
context ls	List contexts
context rm	Remove one or more contexts
context update	Update a context
context use	Set the current docker context
context inspect	Inspect one or more contexts