Docker CLI Cheat Sheet

Introduction

Docker is a fantastic tool. In this post I am documenting common/useful commands for working with the Docker CLI.

Containers

Show all local running containers.

docker container ls
    

Show all local containers.

docker container ls -a
    

Stop all local running containers.

docker container stop $(docker container ps -a -q)
    

Stop all local stopped containers.

docker container rm $(docker container ps -a -q)
    

Images

Show all local images.

docker images ls
    

Remove dangling image layers.

docker images ls --quiet --filter "dangling=true"
    

Delete all local images.

docker rmi $(docker images -a -q)
    

Docker Hub

Pull an image from Docker Hub with the latest tag.

docker pull ruby
    

Pull a specific version of an image.

docker pull debian:10.7-slim

docker pull ruby:2.7.2-slim-buster

docker pull postgres:13.1
    

Tags

docker