This section contains reference information on using Docker's command line client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to Use the Docker command line.
You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to read the dockerd reference page.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| dockerd | Launch the Docker daemon |
| info | Display system-wide information |
| inspect | Return low-level information on a container or image |
| version | Show the Docker version information |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| build | Build an image from a Dockerfile |
| commit | Create a new image from a container's changes |
| history | Show the history of an image |
| images | List images |
| import | Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image |
| load | Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN |
| rmi | Remove one or more images |
| save | Save images to a tar archive |
| tag | Tag an image into a repository |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| attach | Attach to a running container |
| cp | Copy files/folders from a container to a HOSTDIR or to STDOUT |
| create | Create a new container |
| diff | Inspect changes on a container's filesystem |
| events | Get real time events from the server |
| exec | Run a command in a running container |
| export | Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive |
| kill | Kill a running container |
| logs | Fetch the logs of a container |
| pause | Pause all processes within a container |
| port | List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container |
| ps | List containers |
| rename | Rename a container |
| restart | Restart a running container |
| rm | Remove one or more containers |
| run | Run a command in a new container |
| start | Start one or more stopped containers |
| stats | Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics |
| stop | Stop a running container |
| top | Display the running processes of a container |
| unpause | Unpause all processes within a container |
| update | Update configuration of one or more containers |
| wait | Block until a container stops, then print its exit code |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| login | Register or log in to a Docker registry |
| logout | Log out from a Docker registry |
| pull | Pull an image or a repository from a Docker registry |
| push | Push an image or a repository to a Docker registry |
| search | Search the Docker Hub for images |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| network connect | Connect a container to a network |
| network create | Create a new network |
| network disconnect | Disconnect a container from a network |
| network inspect | Display information about a network |
| network ls | Lists all the networks the Engine daemon knows about |
| network rm | Removes one or more networks |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| volume create | Creates a new volume where containers can consume and store data |
| volume inspect | Display information about a volume |
| volume ls | Lists all the volumes Docker knows about |
| volume prune | Remove all unused volumes |
| volume rm | Remove one or more volumes |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| node promote | Promote a node that is pending a promotion to manager |
| node demote | Demotes an existing manager so that it is no longer a manager |
| node inspect | Inspect a node in the swarm |
| node update | Update attributes for a node |
| node ps | List tasks running on one or more nodes |
| node ls | List nodes in the swarm |
| node rm | Remove one or more nodes from the swarm |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| swarm init | Initialize a swarm |
| swarm join | Join a swarm as a manager node or worker node |
| swarm leave | Remove the current node from the swarm |
| swarm update | Update attributes of a swarm |
| swarm join-token | Display or rotate join tokens |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| service create | Create a new service |
| service inspect | Inspect a service |
| service ls | List services in the swarm |
| service rm | Remove a service from the swarm |
| service scale | Set the number of replicas for the desired state of the service |
| service ps | List the tasks of a service |
| service update | Update the attributes of a service |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| secret create | Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content |
| secret inspect | Inspect the specified secret |
| secret ls | List secrets in the swarm |
| secret rm | Remove the specified secrets from the swarm |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| stack deploy | Deploy a new stack or update an existing stack |
| stack ls | List stacks in the swarm |
| stack ps | List the tasks in the stack |
| stack rm | Remove the stack from the swarm |
| stack services | List the services in the stack |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| plugin create | Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration |
| plugin disable | Disable a plugin |
| plugin enbale | Enable a plugin |
| plugin inspect | Display detailed information on a plugin |
| plugin install | Install a plugin |
| plugin ls | List plugins |
| plugin push | Push a plugin to a registry |
| plugin rm | Remove a plugin |
| plugin set | Change settings for a plugin |