Docker Cheat Sheet

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Container Management Commands

// docker create image [Create the container]
// docker run image [start the image]
// docker start container [start the container]
// docker stop container [graceful stop]
// docker kill container [kill container]
// docker restart container [stop + start]
// docker pause container [suspends container]
// docker unpause container [resume container]
// docker rm container [destroy container]

Inspecting container

// docker ps [list running containers]
// docker ps -a [list all containers]
// docker logs container [shows container output]
// docker top container [list the processes running inside the containers]
// docker diff container [shows the difference with the image]
// docker inspect container [shows low-level infos]

Interacting with the container

// docker attach container [attach to a running container]
// docker cp container:path hostpath\- [copy files fron container]
// docker cp hostpath\- container:path [copy files into container]
// docker export container [export the content of the container]
// docker exec container args... [run a command in an exsiting container(useful for debugging]
// docker wait container [wait until the container terminates and return the exit code]
// docker commit container image [commit a new docker image]

Image management commands

// docker images [list all local images]
// docker history image [show the image history 
// docker inspect image [show low-level infos(in json format)]
// docker tag image tag [tag an image]
// docker commit container image [ create an image from a container]
// docker import url\- [tag]  [create an image from a tarball]
// docker rmi image [delete images]

Image transfer commands

* Using the registry API
// docker pull repo [pull an image / repo from a registry]
// docker push repo [push an image / repo from a registry]
// docker search text [search an image on the official registry]
// docker login  [login to a registry]
// docker logout [logout from a registry]

* Manual Transfer
// docker save repo [export an image/repo as a tarbal]
// docker load [load images from a tarball]
// docker-ssh [proposed script to transfer images between two daemons over ssh]