github.com/brahmaroutu/docker@v1.2.1-0.20160809185609-eb28dde01f16/docs/reference/commandline/menu.md (about) 1 <!-- [metadata]> 2 +++ 3 title = "Command line reference" 4 description = "Docker's CLI command description and usage" 5 keywords = ["Docker, Docker documentation, CLI, command line"] 6 [menu.main] 7 identifier= "smn_cli" 8 parent = "engine_ref" 9 weight=-75 10 +++ 11 <![end-metadata]--> 12 13 14 15 # The Docker commands 16 17 This section contains reference information on using Docker's command line 18 client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are 19 unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to 20 [Use the Docker command line](cli.md). 21 22 You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon 23 affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to 24 read the [`dockerd`](dockerd.md) reference page. 25 26 For a list of Docker commands see [Command line reference guide](index.md).