Docker commands cheat sheet [Draft 15/12/2018]

I’m started to work with docker and here I’ll be writing a list of  useful commands which I usually use like a cheat sheet.

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  • List the containers
    • docker ps
    • docker ps a
  • Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics
    • docker stats <ContainerId>
  • Show the logs of a specific container id
    • docker logs <ContainerId>
    • docker logs  -f <ContainerId>
  • Enter in docker container via @FelipeCruz
    • docker exec -it <ContainerName> /bin/bash

  • Stop all containers  via @FelipeCruz 
    • docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
  • Remove all containers via @FelipeCruz
    • docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
  • Remove docker images filtered by name
    • docker images | grep “analytics” | awk ‘{print $1 “:” $2}’ | xargs docker rmi
  • Copy file from inside of a container outside
    •  docker cp <ContainerId>:/app/file.txt  /home/youUser/
  • journalctl -u docker.service

(I’ll updating this article with more details and new information)

Feel free to add any comment to this article sharing your useful commands related with docker 😉

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