| # Go client for the Docker Engine API |
| |
| The `docker` command uses this package to communicate with the daemon. It can also be used by your own Go applications to do anything the command-line interface does – running containers, pulling images, managing swarms, etc. |
| |
| For example, to list running containers (the equivalent of `docker ps`): |
| |
| ```go |
| package main |
| |
| import ( |
| "context" |
| "fmt" |
| |
| "github.com/docker/docker/api/types" |
| "github.com/docker/docker/client" |
| ) |
| |
| func main() { |
| cli, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv) |
| if err != nil { |
| panic(err) |
| } |
| |
| containers, err := cli.ContainerList(context.Background(), types.ContainerListOptions{}) |
| if err != nil { |
| panic(err) |
| } |
| |
| for _, container := range containers { |
| fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", container.ID[:10], container.Image) |
| } |
| } |
| ``` |
| |
| [Full documentation is available on GoDoc.](https://godoc.org/github.com/docker/docker/client) |