Here's a comprehensive cheat sheet of all the commands we have learned so far.
| Command | Description |
| Manage Images | |
| docker images | Used to show the list of all the images |
| docker pull <image-name> | Used to pull the docker image from docker repository(Docker Hub). Ex- docker pull mysql:latest |
| docker push <image-name> | Used to push the docker image to the repository(Docker Hub). Ex- docker push my-image |
| docker rmi <image-name> | Used to delete the image. Ex- docker rmi my-image |
| docker image prune | Used to delete all the dangling images |
| docker image prune -a | Used to delete all the unused images |
| docker build directory | Used to build an image from a Dockerfile. Ex- docker build . |
| docker build directory -t image-name | Used to build and tag an image from Dockerfile. Ex- docker build . -t nginx:latest |
| Manage Containers | |
| docker run <image-name:tagname> | Used to start a new container from the image. Ex- docker run mysql:latest |
| docker run -d <image-name> | Used to start a new container from the image but detach it from the system and then run. Ex- docker run -d mysql:latest |
| docker run --name container <image-name> | Used to start a new container from the image and assign a name to the container. Ex- docker run --name my_database mysql:latest |
| docker run -p hostport:containerport image | Used to start a new container from the image and map a port. Ex- docker run -p 8000:8000 nginx |
| docker ps | Used to show all the running containers |
| docker ps -a | Used to show all the containers - running and stopped both |
| docker rm container | Used to delete a container. Ex- docker rm container-id |
| docker container prune | Used to delete all the stopped containers |
| docker stop container | Used to stop the running container. Ex- docker stop container-id |
| docker start container | Used to start the running container. Ex- docker start container-id |
| docker exec -it container bash | Used to start a shell inside a running container.Ex-docker exec -it container-id bash |
| docker rename <oldname><newname> | Used to rename a container with a new one. Ex- docker oldname newname |
| docker kill container-id | Used to kill the running container. Ex- docker kill container-id |
| Info & Stats | |
| docker logs container | Used to show the logs of a container |
| docker version | Used to show the version of installed docker |
| docker inspect name | Used to show the detailed info about an object. |
| Volumes | |
| docker volume ls | Used to show the list of all volumes |
| docker volume create --name <volume-name> | Used to create a volume and assign name to the volume |
| Docker-compose | |
| docker-compose up | Used to create and start multiple containers |
| docker-compose up -d | Used to create and start multiple containers in detach mode |
| docker-compose down | Used to kill and stop multiple containers |
Thanks!
Happy Learning!
~Shilpi