% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JUNE 2014
docker-diff - Inspect changes to files or directories on a container's filesystem
docker diff [--help] CONTAINER
List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem since the container was created. Three different types of change are tracked:
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
A | A file or directory was added |
D | A file or directory was deleted |
C | A file or directory was changed |
You can use the full or shortened container ID or the container name set using docker run --name option.
--help Print usage statement
Inspect the changes to an nginx container:
$ docker diff 1fdfd1f54c1b C /dev C /dev/console C /dev/core C /dev/stdout C /dev/fd C /dev/ptmx C /dev/stderr C /dev/stdin C /run A /run/nginx.pid C /var/lib/nginx/tmp A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/fastcgi A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/proxy A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/scgi A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/uwsgi C /var/log/nginx A /var/log/nginx/access.log A /var/log/nginx/error.log
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