github.com/flavio/docker@v0.1.3-0.20170117145210-f63d1a6eec47/docs/reference/commandline/index.md (about) 1 --- 2 title: "Docker commands" 3 description: "Docker's CLI command description and usage" 4 keywords: "Docker, Docker documentation, CLI, command line" 5 identifier: "smn_cli_guide" 6 --- 7 8 <!-- This file is maintained within the docker/docker Github 9 repository at https://github.com/docker/docker/. Make all 10 pull requests against that repo. If you see this file in 11 another repository, consider it read-only there, as it will 12 periodically be overwritten by the definitive file. Pull 13 requests which include edits to this file in other repositories 14 will be rejected. 15 --> 16 17 # The Docker commands 18 19 This section contains reference information on using Docker's command line 20 client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are 21 unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to [Use 22 the Docker command line](cli.md). 23 24 You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon 25 affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to 26 read the [`dockerd`](dockerd.md) reference page. 27 28 ### Docker management commands 29 30 | Command | Description | 31 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 32 | [dockerd](dockerd.md) | Launch the Docker daemon | 33 | [info](info.md) | Display system-wide information | 34 | [inspect](inspect.md)| Return low-level information on a container or image | 35 | [version](version.md) | Show the Docker version information | 36 37 38 ### Image commands 39 40 | Command | Description | 41 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 42 | [build](build.md) | Build an image from a Dockerfile | 43 | [commit](commit.md) | Create a new image from a container's changes | 44 | [history](history.md) | Show the history of an image | 45 | [images](images.md) | List images | 46 | [import](import.md) | Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image | 47 | [load](load.md) | Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN | 48 | [image prune](image_prune.md) | Remove unused images | 49 | [rmi](rmi.md) | Remove one or more images | 50 | [save](save.md) | Save images to a tar archive | 51 | [tag](tag.md) | Tag an image into a repository | 52 53 ### Container commands 54 55 | Command | Description | 56 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 57 | [attach](attach.md) | Attach to a running container | 58 | [container prune](container_prune.md) | Remove all stopped containers | 59 | [cp](cp.md) | Copy files/folders from a container to a HOSTDIR or to STDOUT | 60 | [create](create.md) | Create a new container | 61 | [diff](diff.md) | Inspect changes on a container's filesystem | 62 | [events](events.md) | Get real time events from the server | 63 | [exec](exec.md) | Run a command in a running container | 64 | [export](export.md) | Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive | 65 | [kill](kill.md) | Kill a running container | 66 | [logs](logs.md) | Fetch the logs of a container | 67 | [pause](pause.md) | Pause all processes within a container | 68 | [port](port.md) | List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container | 69 | [ps](ps.md) | List containers | 70 | [rename](rename.md) | Rename a container | 71 | [restart](restart.md) | Restart a running container | 72 | [rm](rm.md) | Remove one or more containers | 73 | [run](run.md) | Run a command in a new container | 74 | [start](start.md) | Start one or more stopped containers | 75 | [stats](stats.md) | Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics | 76 | [stop](stop.md) | Stop a running container | 77 | [top](top.md) | Display the running processes of a container | 78 | [unpause](unpause.md) | Unpause all processes within a container | 79 | [update](update.md) | Update configuration of one or more containers | 80 | [wait](wait.md) | Block until a container stops, then print its exit code | 81 82 ### Hub and registry commands 83 84 | Command | Description | 85 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 86 | [login](login.md) | Register or log in to a Docker registry | 87 | [logout](logout.md) | Log out from a Docker registry | 88 | [pull](pull.md) | Pull an image or a repository from a Docker registry | 89 | [push](push.md) | Push an image or a repository to a Docker registry | 90 | [search](search.md) | Search the Docker Hub for images | 91 92 ### Network and connectivity commands 93 94 | Command | Description | 95 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 96 | [network connect](network_connect.md) | Connect a container to a network | 97 | [network create](network_create.md) | Create a new network | 98 | [network disconnect](network_disconnect.md) | Disconnect a container from a network | 99 | [network inspect](network_inspect.md) | Display information about a network | 100 | [network ls](network_ls.md) | Lists all the networks the Engine `daemon` knows about | 101 | [network prune](network_prune.md) | Remove all unused networks | 102 | [network rm](network_rm.md) | Removes one or more networks | 103 104 ### Shared data volume commands 105 106 | Command | Description | 107 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 108 | [volume create](volume_create.md) | Creates a new volume where containers can consume and store data | 109 | [volume inspect](volume_inspect.md) | Display information about a volume | 110 | [volume ls](volume_ls.md) | Lists all the volumes Docker knows about | 111 | [volume prune](volume_prune.md) | Remove all unused volumes | 112 | [volume rm](volume_rm.md) | Remove one or more volumes | 113 114 ### Swarm node commands 115 116 | Command | Description | 117 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 118 | [node demote](node_demote.md) | Demotes an existing manager so that it is no longer a manager | 119 | [node inspect](node_inspect.md) | Inspect a node in the swarm | 120 | [node ls](node_ls.md) | List nodes in the swarm | 121 | [node promote](node_promote.md) | Promote a node that is pending a promotion to manager | 122 | [node ps](node_ps.md) | List tasks running on one or more nodes | 123 | [node rm](node_rm.md) | Remove one or more nodes from the swarm | 124 | [node update](node_update.md) | Update attributes for a node | 125 126 ### Swarm swarm commands 127 128 | Command | Description | 129 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 130 | [swarm init](swarm_init.md) | Initialize a swarm | 131 | [swarm join](swarm_join.md) | Join a swarm as a manager node or worker node | 132 | [swarm leave](swarm_leave.md) | Remove the current node from the swarm | 133 | [swarm join-token](swarm_join_token.md) | Display or rotate join tokens | 134 | [swarm unlock](swarm_unlock.md) | Unlock swarm | 135 | [swarm unlock-key](swarm_unlock_key.md) | Manage the unlock key | 136 | [swarm update](swarm_update.md) | Update attributes of a swarm | 137 138 ### Swarm service commands 139 140 | Command | Description | 141 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 142 | [service create](service_create.md) | Create a new service | 143 | [service inspect](service_inspect.md) | Inspect a service | 144 | [service logs](service_logs.md) | Fetch the logs of a service | 145 | [service ls](service_ls.md) | List services in the swarm | 146 | [service ps](service_ps.md) | List the tasks of a service | 147 | [service rm](service_rm.md) | Remove a service from the swarm | 148 | [service scale](service_scale.md) | Set the number of replicas for the desired state of the service | 149 | [service update](service_update.md) | Update the attributes of a service | 150 151 ### Swarm secret commands 152 153 | Command | Description | 154 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 155 | [secret create](secret_create.md) | Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content | 156 | [secret inspect](service_inspect.md) | Inspect the specified secret | 157 | [secret ls](secret_ls.md) | List secrets in the swarm | 158 | [secret rm](secret_rm.md) | Remove the specified secrets from the swarm | 159 160 ### Swarm stack commands 161 162 | Command | Description | 163 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 164 | [stack deploy](stack_deploy.md) | Deploy a new stack or update an existing stack | 165 | [stack ls](stack_ls.md) | List stacks in the swarm | 166 | [stack ps](stack_ps.md) | List the tasks in the stack | 167 | [stack rm](stack_rm.md) | Remove the stack from the swarm | 168 | [stack services](stack_services.md) | List the services in the stack | 169 170 ### Plugin commands 171 172 | Command | Description | 173 |:--------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 174 | [plugin create](plugin_create.md) | Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration | 175 | [plugin disable](plugin_disable.md) | Disable a plugin | 176 | [plugin enbale](plugin_enable.md) | Enable a plugin | 177 | [plugin inspect](plugin_inspect.md) | Display detailed information on a plugin | 178 | [plugin install](plugin_install.md) | Install a plugin | 179 | [plugin ls](plugin_ls.md) | List plugins | 180 | [plugin push](plugin_push.md) | Push a plugin to a registry | 181 | [plugin rm](plugin_rm.md) | Remove a plugin | 182 | [plugin set](plugin_set.md) | Change settings for a plugin |