github.com/kobeld/docker@v1.12.0-rc1/docs/reference/commandline/commit.md (about) 1 <!--[metadata]> 2 +++ 3 title = "commit" 4 description = "The commit command description and usage" 5 keywords = ["commit, file, changes"] 6 [menu.main] 7 parent = "smn_cli" 8 +++ 9 <![end-metadata]--> 10 11 # commit 12 13 Usage: docker commit [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]] 14 15 Create a new image from a container's changes 16 17 -a, --author="" Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>") 18 -c, --change=[] Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while committing the image 19 --help Print usage 20 -m, --message="" Commit message 21 -p, --pause=true Pause container during commit 22 23 It can be useful to commit a container's file changes or settings into a new 24 image. This allows you debug a container by running an interactive shell, or to 25 export a working dataset to another server. Generally, it is better to use 26 Dockerfiles to manage your images in a documented and maintainable way. 27 [Read more about valid image names and tags](tag.md). 28 29 The commit operation will not include any data contained in 30 volumes mounted inside the container. 31 32 By default, the container being committed and its processes will be paused 33 while the image is committed. This reduces the likelihood of encountering data 34 corruption during the process of creating the commit. If this behavior is 35 undesired, set the `--pause` option to false. 36 37 The `--change` option will apply `Dockerfile` instructions to the image that is 38 created. Supported `Dockerfile` instructions: 39 `CMD`|`ENTRYPOINT`|`ENV`|`EXPOSE`|`LABEL`|`ONBUILD`|`USER`|`VOLUME`|`WORKDIR` 40 41 ## Commit a container 42 43 $ docker ps 44 ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS 45 c3f279d17e0a ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours 46 197387f1b436 ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours 47 $ docker commit c3f279d17e0a svendowideit/testimage:version3 48 f5283438590d 49 $ docker images 50 REPOSITORY TAG ID CREATED SIZE 51 svendowideit/testimage version3 f5283438590d 16 seconds ago 335.7 MB 52 53 ## Commit a container with new configurations 54 55 $ docker ps 56 ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS 57 c3f279d17e0a ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours 58 197387f1b436 ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours 59 $ docker inspect -f "{{ .Config.Env }}" c3f279d17e0a 60 [HOME=/ PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin] 61 $ docker commit --change "ENV DEBUG true" c3f279d17e0a svendowideit/testimage:version3 62 f5283438590d 63 $ docker inspect -f "{{ .Config.Env }}" f5283438590d 64 [HOME=/ PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin DEBUG=true] 65 66 ## Commit a container with new `CMD` and `EXPOSE` instructions 67 68 $ docker ps 69 ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS 70 c3f279d17e0a ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours 71 197387f1b436 ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours 72 73 $ docker commit --change='CMD ["apachectl", "-DFOREGROUND"]' -c "EXPOSE 80" c3f279d17e0a svendowideit/testimage:version4 74 f5283438590d 75 76 $ docker run -d svendowideit/testimage:version4 77 89373736e2e7f00bc149bd783073ac43d0507da250e999f3f1036e0db60817c0 78 79 $ docker ps 80 ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS 81 89373736e2e7 testimage:version4 "apachectl -DFOREGROU" 3 seconds ago Up 2 seconds 80/tcp 82 c3f279d17e0a ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours 83 197387f1b436 ubuntu:12.04 /bin/bash 7 days ago Up 25 hours