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Docker Commands – First Commands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
info<\/td>Display system-wide information<\/td><\/tr>
version<\/td>Show the Docker version information<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Docker Commands – Working with Containers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
attach<\/a><\/td>Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container<\/td><\/tr>
cp<\/a><\/td>Copy files\/folders between a container and the local filesystem<\/td><\/tr>
create<\/a><\/td>Create a new container<\/td><\/tr>
diff<\/a><\/td>Inspect changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem<\/td><\/tr>
exec<\/a><\/td>Run a command in a running container<\/td><\/tr>
inspect<\/a><\/td>Return low-level information on Docker objects<\/td><\/tr>
kill<\/a><\/td>Kill one or more running containers<\/td><\/tr>
pause<\/a><\/td>Pause all processes within one or more containers<\/td><\/tr>
port<\/a><\/td>List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container<\/td><\/tr>
ps<\/a><\/td>List containers<\/td><\/tr>
rename<\/a><\/td>Rename a container<\/td><\/tr>
restart<\/a><\/td>Restart one or more containers<\/td><\/tr>
rm<\/td>Remove one or more containers<\/td><\/tr>
run<\/a><\/td>Run a command in a new container<\/td><\/tr>
start<\/a><\/td>Start one or more stopped containers<\/td><\/tr>
stop<\/a><\/td>Stop one or more running containers<\/td><\/tr>
unpause<\/a><\/td>Unpause all processes within one or more containers<\/td><\/tr>
update<\/a><\/td>Update configuration of one or more containers<\/td><\/tr>
wait<\/a><\/td>Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Docker Commands – Monitoring Containers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
logs<\/a><\/td>Fetch the logs of a container<\/td><\/tr>
ps<\/a><\/td>List containers<\/td><\/tr>
stats<\/a><\/td>Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics<\/td><\/tr>
top<\/a><\/td>Display the running processes of a container<\/td><\/tr>
events<\/a><\/td>Get real time events from the server<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Docker Commands – Working with Image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
build<\/td>Build an image from a Dockerfile<\/td><\/tr>
commit<\/a><\/td>Create a new image from a container’s changes<\/td><\/tr>
export<\/a><\/td>Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive<\/td><\/tr>
history<\/a><\/td>Show the history of an image<\/td><\/tr>
images<\/a><\/td>List images<\/td><\/tr>
import<\/a><\/td>Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image<\/td><\/tr>
inspect<\/a><\/td>Return low-level information on Docker objects<\/td><\/tr>
load<\/a><\/td>Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN<\/td><\/tr>
rmi<\/a><\/td>Remove one or more images<\/td><\/tr>
save<\/a><\/td>Save one or more images to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default)<\/td><\/tr>
tag<\/a><\/td>Create a tag TARGET_IMAGE that refers to SOURCE_IMAGE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Docker Commands – Working with Registry\/Repository<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
login<\/a><\/td>Log in to a Docker registry<\/td><\/tr>
logout<\/td>Log out from a Docker registry<\/td><\/tr>
pull<\/td>Pull an image or a repository from a registry<\/td><\/tr>
push<\/td>Push an image or a repository to a registry<\/td><\/tr>
search<\/td>Search the Docker Hub for images<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Docker Commands – Management Commands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
config<\/td>Manage Docker configs<\/td><\/tr>
container<\/td>Manage containers<\/td><\/tr>
image<\/td>Manage images<\/td><\/tr>
network<\/a><\/td>Manage networks<\/td><\/tr>
node<\/td>Manage Swarm nodes<\/td><\/tr>
plugin<\/td>Manage plugins<\/td><\/tr>
secret<\/td>Manage Docker secrets<\/td><\/tr>
service<\/td>Manage services<\/td><\/tr>
swarm<\/td>Manage Swarm<\/td><\/tr>
system<\/td>Manage Docker<\/td><\/tr>
trust<\/td>Manage trust on Docker images<\/td><\/tr>
volume<\/a><\/td>Manage volumes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Docker Cheatsheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n