Docker Cheat Sheet
This is a text-based version of the Cheatsheet for Docker CLI image.
Run a new Container
Start a new Container from an Image
docker run IMAGE
docker run nginx
… and assign it a name
docker run --name CONTAINER IMAGE
docker run --name web nginx
… and map a port
docker run -p HOSTPORT:CONTAINERPORT IMAGE
docker run -p 8080:80 nginx
… and map all ports
docker run -P IMAGE
docker run -P nginx
… and start container in background
docker run -d IMAGE
docker run -d nginx
… and assign it a hostname
docker run --hostname HOSTNAME IMAGE
docker run --hostname srv nginx
… and add a DNS entry
docker run --add-host HOSTNAME:IP IMAGE
… and map a local directory into the container
docker run -v HOSTDIR:TARGETDIR IMAGE
docker run -v ~/:/usr/share/nginx/html nginx
… but change the entrypoint
docker run -it --entrypoint EXECUTABLE IMAGE
docker run -it --entrypoint bash nginx
If you want to exit the container’s interactive shell session, but do not want to interrupt the processes running in it, press Ctrl+P followed by Ctrl+Q.
Manage Containers
Show a list of running containers
docker ps
Show a list of all containers
docker ps -a
Delete a running container
docker rm -f CONTAINER
docker rm -f web
Delete stopped containers
docker container prune
Stop a running container
docker stop CONTAINER
docker stop web
Start a stopped container
docker start CONTAINER
docker start web
Copy a file from the container to the host
docker cp CONTAINER:SOURCE TARGET
docker cp web:./index.html index.html
Copy a file from the host to the container
docker cp TARGET CONTAINER:SOURCE
docker cp index.html web:./index.html
Start a shell inside a running container
docker exec -it CONTAINER EXECUTABLE
docker exec -it web bash
Rename a container
docker rename OLD_NAME NEW_NAME
docker rename 096 web
Create an image out of a container
docker commit CONTAINER
docker commit web
Manage Images
Download an Image
docker pull IMAGE[:TAG]
docker pull nginx
docker pull ubuntu:23.10
Upload an image to a repository
docker push IMAGE[:TAG]
docker push myimage:1.0
Delete an image
docker rmi IMAGE
Show a list of all images
docker images
Delete dangling images
docker image prune
Delete all unused images
docker image prune -a
Built an image from a Dockerfile
docker build DIRECTORY
docker build .
Tag an image
docker tag IMAGE NEW_IMAGE
docker tag ubuntu ubuntu:23.10
Build and tag and image grom a Dockerfile
docker build -t IMAGE DIRECTORY
docker build -t myimage .
Save an image to .tar file
docker save IMAGE > TARFILE
docker save nginx > nginx.tar
Load an image from a .tar file
docker load -i TARFILE
docker load -i nginx.tar
Info & Stats
Show the logs of a container
docker logs CONTAINER
docker logs web
Show stars of running containers
docker stats
Show processes of running containers
docker top CONTAINER
docker top web
Show installed docker version
docker version
Get detailed info about and object
docker inspect NAME
docker inspect nginx
Show all modified files in container
docker diff CONTAINER
docker diff web
Show mapped ports of a container
docker port CONTAINER
docker port web