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NAME

docker-ps - List containers

SYNOPSIS

docker ps [-a|--all] [-f|--filter[=[]]] [--format=“TEMPLATE”] [--help] [-l|--latest] [-n[=-1]] [--no-trunc] [-q|--quiet] [-s|--size]

DESCRIPTION

List the containers in the local repository. By default this shows only the running containers.

OPTIONS

-a, --all=true|false Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default. The default is false.

-f, --filter=[] Filter output based on these conditions:

• exited= an exit code of
• label= or label==
• status=(created|restarting|running|paused|exited|dead)
• name= a container's name
• id= a container's ID
• before=(|)
• since=(|)
• ancestor=([:tag]||image@digest) - containers created from an image or a descendant.
• volume=(|)
• network=(|) - containers connected to the provided network

--format=“TEMPLATE” Pretty-print containers using a Go template. Valid placeholders: .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"}} .Mounts - Names of the volumes mounted in this container.

--help Print usage statement

-l, --latest=true|false Show only the latest created container (includes all states). The default is false.

-n=-1 Show n last created containers (includes all states).

--no-trunc=true|false Don't truncate output. The default is false.

-q, --quiet=true|false Only display numeric IDs. The default is false.

-s, --size=true|false Display total file sizes. The default is false.

EXAMPLES

Display all containers, including non-running

# docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                 COMMAND                CREATED             STATUS      PORTS    NAMES
a87ecb4f327c        fedora:20             /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   20 minutes ago      Exit 0               desperate_brattain
01946d9d34d8        vpavlin/rhel7:latest  /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   33 minutes ago      Exit 0               thirsty_bell
c1d3b0166030        acffc0358b9e          /bin/sh -c yum -y up   2 weeks ago         Exit 1               determined_torvalds
41d50ecd2f57        fedora:20             /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   2 weeks ago         Exit 0               drunk_pike

Display only IDs of all containers, including non-running

# docker ps -a -q
a87ecb4f327c
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030
41d50ecd2f57

Display only IDs of all containers that have the name determined_torvalds

# docker ps -a -q --filter=name=determined_torvalds
c1d3b0166030

Display containers with their commands

# 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

Display containers with their labels in a table

# 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

Display containers with their node label in a table

# docker ps --format 'table {{.ID}}\t{{(.Label "com.docker.swarm.node")}}'
CONTAINER ID        NODE
a87ecb4f327c        ubuntu
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030        debian
41d50ecd2f57        fedora

Display containers with remote-volume mounted

$ docker ps --filter volume=remote-volume --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume

Display containers with a volume mounted in /data

$ docker ps --filter volume=/data --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume

HISTORY

April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and internal work. June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit SvenDowideit@home.org.au August 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit SvenDowideit@home.org.au November 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit SvenDowideit@home.org.au February 2015, updated by André Martins martins@noironetworks.com