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Docker: run

Docker is a tool designed to make it easier to build, test, deploy, and run applications by using containers. Containers allow a developer to package up an application with all of the parts it needs, such as libraries, system tool, code and runtime, and deploy it as one package.

Here is the list of most used commands that will make developers' life easier.

# check docker version

docker version

# view system wide Information

docker info

# run container (simple)

docker run <image name> 
// e.g. 
docker run hello-world

# run container (simple++)

docker run <image name> <command>
// e.g. 
docker run busybox ls

# listing running containers

docker ps

# listing all containers (running and exited)

docker ps -a

# create container

docker create <image name>

# create named container

docker create --name <name> <container id>

# start a container

docker start <image name>

# stop container

docker stop <container id>
docker kill <container id>

# stop all running containers

docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)

# restart container

docker restart <container id>

# pausing a running container

docker pause <container id>

# resuming a paused container

docker unpause <container id>

# remove stopped containers

docker system prune

# deleting container

docker rm <container id>

# delete all existing containers

docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)

# rename container

docker rename <container name> <new container name>

# get logs

docker logs <container id>

# get live logs

docker logs -f <container id>

# execute command in running container

docker exec -it <container id> <command>

# attaching to container console

docker attach <container id>

# update the configuration of a container

docker update <container id>

# look for changes in a container

docker diff <container id>

# export container to tar file

docker export <container id> -o <tar file>

# import container from tar file

docker import <tar file>

# copying contents between container and the file system

docker cp <container id>:/<source> <destination>

# list real-time events

docker events <container id>

# show port mapping

docker port <container id>

# show running processes

docker top <container id>

# get containers’ resource usage statistics

docker stats

# get containers’ resource usage statistics without live streaming

docker stats --no-stream

# create image

docker build .

# create image with different Dockerfile

docker build -f <dockerfile>

# create image out of container

docker commit <container id> <image name>

# tag image

docker build -t <docker id>/<project>:<tag> .

# pull docker image

docker pull <image name>

# pushing image to dockerhub

// prerequisite 
docker login
docker image push <image name>

# listing images

docker images

# remove image

docker image remove <image name>

# delete all existing images

docker rmi $(docker images -q -a)

# search docker images

docker search <image name>

# save docker image to a tar file

docker save <image name> -o <tar file>
//or 
docker save <image name> > <tar file>

# load docker image from tar file

docker load -i <tar file>
// or
docker load < <tar file>

# display history of docker image

docker history <image name>

# create a docker volume

docker volume create <volume name>

# remove a docker volume

docker volume rm <volume name>

# inspect a docker volume

docker volume inspect <volume name>

# list all docker volumes

docker volume ls

# creating a docker network

docker network create <network name>

# connecting a container to a network

docker network connect <network name> <container name>

# disconnecting a container from a network

docker network disconnect <network name> <container name>

# inspecting a network

docker network inspect <network name>

# list all docker networks

docker network ls

# remove a docker network

docker network rm <network name>

# delete all unused docker networks

docker network prune