CHEATSHEET.md

Source: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/docker_cheatsheet.pdf

General

• Docker cli - Docker CLI is the command line interface for Docker
• Docker Desktop - Docker Desktop is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows
• docker --help - Get help with Docker. You can use --help on all subcommands
• docker info - Display system-wide information
• Docker Docs - Check out our docs for information on using Docker

Containers

• docker run --name <container_name> <image_name> - Create and run a container from an image, with a custom name
• docker run -p <host_port>:<container_port> <image_name> - Run a container and publish a container’s port(s) to the host
• docker run -d <image_name> - Run a container in the background
• docker start|stop <container_name> (or <container-id>) - Start or stop an existing container
• docker rm <container_name> - Remove a stopped container
• docker exec -it <container_name> sh - Open a shell inside a running container
• docker logs -f <container_name> - Fetch and follow the logs of a container
• docker inspect <container_name> (or <container_id>) - Inspect a running container
• docker ps - List currently running containers
• docker ps --all - List all docker containers (running and stopped)
• docker container stats - View resource usage stats

Images

• docker build -t <image_name> - Build an Image from a Dockerfile
• docker build -t <image_name> . --no-cache - Build an Image from a Dockerfile without the cache
• docker images - List local images
• docker rmi <image_name> - Delete an Image
• docker image prune - Remove all unused images

Docker Registries

The default registry is Docker Hub, but you can add more registries.

• docker login -u <username> - Login into Docker
• docker push <username>/<image_name> - Publish an image to Docker Hub
• docker search <image_name> - Search Hub for an image
• docker pull <image_name> - Pull an image from Docker Hub
• docker tag <image_name>:<tag> <username>/<image_name>:<tag> - Tag an image for a registry