% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % Feb 2016
docker-volume - Create a new volume
docker volume [OPTIONS] COMMAND [--help]
docker volume has subcommands for managing data volumes.
The docker volume command has subcommands for managing data volumes. A data volume is a specially-designated directory that by-passes storage driver management.
Data volumes persist data independent of a container's life cycle. When you delete a container, the Engine daemon does not delete any data volumes. You can share volumes across multiple containers. Moreover, you can share data volumes with other computing resources in your system.
To see help for a subcommand, use:
docker volume CMD help
For full details on using docker volume visit Docker's online documentation.
--help Print usage statement
create Create a volume See docker-volume-create(1) for full documentation on the create command.
inspect Return low-level information on a volume See docker-volume-inspect(1) for full documentation on the inspect command.
ls List volumes See docker-volume-ls(1) for full documentation on the ls command.
rm Remove a volume See docker-volume-rm(1) for full documentation on the rm command.
Feb 2016, created by Dan Walsh dwalsh@redhat.com