github.com/glycerine/docker@v1.8.2/man/docker-version.1.md (about) 1 % DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals 2 % Docker Community 3 % JUNE 2015 4 # NAME 5 docker-version - Show the Docker version information. 6 7 # SYNOPSIS 8 **docker version** 9 [**--help**] 10 [**-f**|**--format**[=*FORMAT*]] 11 12 # DESCRIPTION 13 This command displays version information for both the Docker client and 14 daemon. 15 16 # OPTIONS 17 **--help** 18 Print usage statement 19 20 **-f**, **--format**="" 21 Format the output using the given go template. 22 23 # EXAMPLES 24 25 ## Display Docker version information 26 27 The default output: 28 29 $ docker version 30 Client: 31 Version: 1.8.0 32 API version: 1.20 33 Go version: go1.4.2 34 Git commit: f5bae0a 35 Built: Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015 36 OS/Arch: linux/amd64 37 38 Server: 39 Version: 1.8.0 40 API version: 1.20 41 Go version: go1.4.2 42 Git commit: f5bae0a 43 Built: Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015 44 OS/Arch: linux/amd64 45 46 Get server version: 47 48 $ docker version --format '{{.Server.Version}}' 49 1.8.0 50 51 Dump raw data: 52 53 To view all available fields, you can use the format `{{json .}}`. 54 55 $ docker version --format '{{json .}}' 56 {"Client":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"},"ServerOK":true,"Server":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","KernelVersion":"3.13.2-gentoo","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"}} 57 58 59 # HISTORY 60 June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> 61 June 2015, updated by John Howard <jhoward@microsoft.com> 62 June 2015, updated by Patrick Hemmer <patrick.hemmer@gmail.com