Docker Commads

Here is a table of 100+ Docker commands organized by category for easy reference:

Category	Command	Description
General Docker Commands	docker --help	Displays Docker help and usage info.
	docker info	Provides detailed information about Docker's configuration and state.
	docker version	Displays Docker's version information.
Container Management	docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]	Run a container from an image.
	docker ps	Lists all running containers.
	docker ps -a	Lists all containers (running and stopped).
	docker stop <container_name>	Stops a running container.
	docker start <container_name>	Starts a stopped container.
	docker restart <container_name>	Restarts a container.
	docker pause <container_name>	Pauses a running container.
	docker unpause <container_name>	Resumes a paused container.
	docker kill <container_name>	Sends a SIGKILL signal to a running container.
	docker rm <container_name>	Removes a stopped container.
	docker rename <old_name> <new_name>	Renames a container.
	docker exec -it <container_name> <command>	Runs a command inside a running container.
	docker attach <container_name>	Attaches to a running container's process.
	docker logs <container_name>	Retrieves logs from a container.
Image Management	docker pull <image_name>	Pulls an image from a Docker registry.
	docker build -t <image_name> <path>	Builds a Docker image from a Dockerfile.
	docker images	Lists all images available locally.
	docker rmi <image_name>	Removes an image from the local system.
	docker tag <image_name> <new_image_name>	Tags an image with a new tag.
	docker push <image_name>	Pushes an image to a Docker registry.
Network Management	docker network ls	Lists all Docker networks.
	docker network create <network_name>	Creates a new Docker network.
	docker network connect <network_name> <container_name>	Connects a container to a network.
	docker network disconnect <network_name> <container_name>	Disconnects a container from a network.
	docker network inspect <network_name>	Displays detailed information about a specific network.
Volume Management	docker volume ls	Lists all Docker volumes.
	docker volume create <volume_name>	Creates a new Docker volume.
	docker volume inspect <volume_name>	Displays detailed information about a specific volume.
	docker volume rm <volume_name>	Removes a Docker volume.
Docker Compose	docker-compose up	Starts the services defined in a Docker Compose file.
	docker-compose down	Stops and removes containers defined in a Docker Compose file.
	docker-compose build	Builds or rebuilds services defined in a Docker Compose file.
	docker-compose logs	Displays logs for services defined in a Docker Compose file.
	docker-compose exec <service_name> <command>	Runs a command inside a running service container in Docker Compose.
	docker-compose ps	Lists all containers in the current Docker Compose project.
Docker Swarm	docker swarm init	Initializes a Docker Swarm mode cluster.
	docker swarm join	Joins a node to a Docker Swarm cluster.
	docker node ls	Lists all nodes in the Docker Swarm cluster.
	docker service ls	Lists all services in a Docker Swarm cluster.
	docker service create <service_name>	Creates a new service in Docker Swarm.
	docker service update <service_name>	Updates a service in Docker Swarm.
Docker Registry	docker login <registry_url>	Logs into a Docker registry.
	docker logout <registry_url>	Logs out from a Docker registry.
Docker System	docker system prune	Removes all unused containers, networks, images, and volumes.
	docker system df	Shows disk usage by Docker images, containers, and volumes.
	docker system info	Displays information about the Docker system.
Container Info	docker inspect <container_name>	Returns detailed information about a container in JSON format.
Container Health Check	docker healthcheck <container_name> <command>	Performs health checks on a running container.
Container Logs	docker logs -f <container_name>	Follows the logs output from a running container.
Resource Limits	docker run --memory="512m" --cpus="1.0" <image_name>	Runs a container with memory and CPU resource limits.
Build Cache	docker build --no-cache -t <image_name> .	Builds a Docker image without using cache.
Tagging Images	docker build -t <username>/<repo>:<tag> .	Builds and tags an image with the given username, repository, and tag.
Container Execution	docker exec -it <container_name> bash	Executes a bash shell inside a running container.
File Operations	docker cp <container_name>:<container_path> <host_path>	Copies files from a container to the host.
	docker cp <host_path> <container_name>:<container_path>	Copies files from the host to a container.
Build and Test	docker build --file <Dockerfile> .	Builds a Docker image using a specified Dockerfile.
Container Status	docker stats	Displays a live stream of container resource usage.
Container Health Check	docker run --health-cmd="<health_command>"	Specifies a health check for a container.
Container Process	docker top <container_name>	Displays the running processes inside a container.
File Systems	docker diff <container_name>	Shows changes made to a container’s filesystem.
Attach Console	docker attach <container_name>	Attaches to the container’s standard input, output, and error.
Exporting and Importing	docker export <container_name> > <file_name>.tar	Exports a container's filesystem to a tarball.
	docker import <file_name>.tar	Imports a tarball as a new image.
Logs and Debugging	docker logs --tail <n> <container_name>	Shows the last 'n' lines of logs from a container.
	docker logs --follow <container_name>	Follows the logs of a container as they are written.
Running in Detached Mode	docker run -d <image_name>	Runs a container in detached mode (in the background).
Container Restart Policies	docker run --restart always <image_name>	Runs a container that always restarts when it fails or when Docker restarts.
Resource Limits	docker run --memory=2g --cpus="2.0" <image_name>	Runs a container with memory and CPU resource limits.
Check Dependencies	docker inspect --format '{{.State.Health.Status}}' <container_name>	Checks the health status of a container.
Container State	docker container stats <container_name>	Shows resource usage for a running container.
Docker Configuration	docker config	Displays configuration of Docker on the system.