Common Docker Container Arguments

• docker run: Create and start a container.

  • -d: Run in background.
  • -e: Set environment variables.
  • -p: Map host port to container port.
  • --name: Name the container.
  • --rm: Remove container after exit.
  • -v: Mount volume.
  • -it: Run interactively with terminal.
  • -f: Specify custom YAML.

• docker start: Start a stopped container.

• docker stop: Stop a running container.

• docker restart: Restart a container.

• docker rm: Remove a container.

• docker ps: List containers.

  • -a: Show all containers.

• docker logs: View container logs.

  • -f: Follow logs in real-time.

• docker exec: Run command in a running container.

  • -it: Run interactively with terminal.

• docker inspect: Show container details.

• docker cp: Copy files between host and container.

• List all images: docker image ls

• List containers: docker ps -a

• Remove all containers: docker container rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)

• Remove stopped containers: docker container prune

• Create container and attach to it:
  docker container run -it ubuntu:latest
  Add --rm to force deletion on shutdown.

• Create container and run in background:
  docker container run --detach --name my_ubuntu ubuntu:latest bash
  Connect to container running in background:
  docker exec -it my_ubuntu bash

  Common Docker Container Arguments

• docker run: Create and start a container.

  • -d: Run in background.

    docker run -d IMAGE

  • -e: Set environment variables.

    docker run -e VARIABLE=VALUE IMAGE

  • -p: Map host port to container port.

    docker run -p HOST_PORT:CONTAINER_PORT IMAGE

  • --name: Name the container.

    docker run --name CONTAINER_NAME IMAGE

  • --rm: Remove container after exit.

    docker run --rm IMAGE

  • -v: Mount volume.

    docker run -v HOST_PATH:CONTAINER_PATH IMAGE

  • -it: Run interactively with terminal.

    docker run -it IMAGE /bin/bash

  • -f: Specify custom YAML (for Docker Compose, not docker run directly).

    # Note: -f is for docker-compose, not docker run
    docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up

• docker start: Start a stopped container.

  docker start CONTAINER_NAME

• docker stop: Stop a running container.

  docker stop CONTAINER_NAME

• docker restart: Restart a container.

  docker restart CONTAINER_NAME

• docker rm: Remove a container.

  docker rm CONTAINER_NAME

• docker ps: List containers.

  • -a: Show all containers.

    docker ps -a

• docker logs: View container logs.

  • -f: Follow logs in real-time.

    docker logs -f CONTAINER_NAME

• docker exec: Run command in a running container.

  • -it: Run interactively with terminal.

    docker exec -it CONTAINER_NAME /bin/bash

• docker inspect: Show container details.

  docker inspect CONTAINER_NAME

• docker cp: Copy files between host and container.

  docker cp HOST_PATH CONTAINER_NAME:CONTAINER_PATH
  docker cp CONTAINER_NAME:CONTAINER_PATH HOST_PATH

• List all images: docker image ls

  docker image ls

• List containers: docker ps -a

  docker ps -a

• Remove all containers: docker container rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)

  docker container rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)

• Remove stopped containers: docker container prune

  docker container prune

• Create container and attach to it: docker container run -it ubuntu:latest

  docker container run -it ubuntu:latest