Docker Command Line Interface (CLI) Demystified: A Step-by-Step Guide

Docker Images :

docker images

• List all images on the local system.

docker search

• Search for Docker images on Docker Hub.

docker pull

• Download a Docker image from Docker Hub or a private registry.

docker build

• Build a Docker image from a Docker file.

docker tag

• Add a new tag to an existing image.

docker rmi

• Remove one or more Docker images from the local system.

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Docker Containers

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docker ps

• List all running containers on the local system.

docker ps -a

• List all containers on the local system, including stopped containers.

docker run

• Start a new container from an image.

docker start

• Start a stopped container.

docker stop

• Stop a running container.

docker restart

• Restart a running container.

docker rm

• Remove one or more containers from the local system.

docker exec

• Run a command inside a running container.

docker logs

• Display logs from a container.

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Docker Compose

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docker-compose up

• Start a multi-container application defined in a Docker Compose file.

docker-compose down

• Stop and remove containers, networks, and volumes defined in a Docker Compose file.

docker-compose build

• Build or rebuild services defined in a Docker Compose file.

docker-compose run

• Run a one-off command on a service defined in a Docker Compose file.

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Additionals

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docker network

• This command is used to manage Docker networks.

docker load

• This command is used to load an image from a tar archive.

docker save

• This command is used to save an image as a tar archive.

docker container prune -f

• It will remove all the stopped containers from Docker.

docker rmi $(docker images -q)

• Remove all the images at once.

docker inspect  [image_name]

• It gives information on the image.

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