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     4  # NAME
     5  docker-commit - Create a new image from a container's changes
     6  
     7  # SYNOPSIS
     8  **docker commit**
     9  [**-a**|**--author**[=*AUTHOR*]]
    10  [**-c**|**--change**[=\[*DOCKERFILE INSTRUCTIONS*\]]]
    11  [**--help**]
    12  [**-m**|**--message**[=*MESSAGE*]]
    13  [**-p**|**--pause**[=*true*]]
    14  CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]
    15  
    16  # DESCRIPTION
    17  Create a new image from an existing container specified by name or
    18  container ID.  The new image will contain the contents of the
    19  container filesystem, *excluding* any data volumes. Refer to **docker-tag(1)**
    20  for more information about valid image and tag names.
    21  
    22  While the `docker commit` command is a convenient way of extending an
    23  existing image, you should prefer the use of a Dockerfile and `docker
    24  build` for generating images that you intend to share with other
    25  people.
    26  
    27  # OPTIONS
    28  **-a**, **--author**=""
    29     Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>")
    30  
    31  **-c** , **--change**=[]
    32     Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while committing the image
    33     Supported Dockerfile instructions: `CMD`|`ENTRYPOINT`|`ENV`|`EXPOSE`|`LABEL`|`ONBUILD`|`USER`|`VOLUME`|`WORKDIR`
    34  
    35  **--help**
    36    Print usage statement
    37  
    38  **-m**, **--message**=""
    39     Commit message
    40  
    41  **-p**, **--pause**=*true*|*false*
    42     Pause container during commit. The default is *true*.
    43  
    44  # EXAMPLES
    45  
    46  ## Creating a new image from an existing container
    47  An existing Fedora based container has had Apache installed while running
    48  in interactive mode with the bash shell. Apache is also running. To
    49  create a new image run `docker ps` to find the container's ID and then run:
    50  
    51      # docker commit -m="Added Apache to Fedora base image" \
    52        -a="A D Ministrator" 98bd7fc99854 fedora/fedora_httpd:20
    53  
    54  Note that only a-z0-9-_. are allowed when naming images from an 
    55  existing container.
    56  
    57  ## Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while committing the image
    58  If an existing container was created without the DEBUG environment
    59  variable set to "true", you can create a new image based on that
    60  container by first getting the container's ID with `docker ps` and
    61  then running:
    62  
    63      # docker commit -c="ENV DEBUG true" 98bd7fc99854 debug-image
    64  
    65  # HISTORY
    66  April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
    67  based on docker.com source material and in
    68  June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
    69  July 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
    70  Oct 2014, updated by Daniel, Dao Quang Minh <daniel at nitrous dot io>
    71  June 2015, updated by Sally O'Malley <somalley@redhat.com>