Docker Management Commands

Below article will show a list of commonly used Docker Management Commands. 

It also contains a consolidate view of all the commands in a single image below which can be used as quick reference or as a cheat sheet. 

Docker Management Commands for quick reference

Management Commands

Below is the list of docker management commands available. Best way to get this list by doing docker --help on your command line interface and it will display all the management commands those are available.

•   container   Manage containers
•   image        Manage images
•   volume      Manage volumes
•   network     Manage networks
•   builder       Manage builds
•   config        Manage Docker configs
•   context      Manage contexts
•   plugin        Manage plugins
•   secret         Manage Docker secrets
•   service       Manage services
•   stack          Manage Docker stacks
•   swarm        Manage Swarm
•   node           Manage Swarm nodes
•   system        Manage Docker
•   trust            Manage trust on Docker images

Manage containers

Usage:  docker container COMMAND

Commands:

•   attach      Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container
•   commit   Create a new image from a container's changes
•   cp            Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem
•   create      Create a new container
•   diff          Inspect changes to files or directories on a container's filesystem
•   exec        Run a command in a running container
•   export      Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more containers
•   kill           Kill one or more running containers
•   logs          Fetch the logs of a container
•   ls              List containers
•   pause        Pause all processes within one or more containers
•   port           List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container
•   prune        Remove all stopped containers
•   rename     Rename a container
•   restart       Restart one or more containers
•   rm            Remove one or more containers
•   run           Run a command in a new container
•   start         Start one or more stopped containers
•   stats         Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics
•   stop          Stop one or more running containers
•   top           Display the running processes of a container
•   unpause   Unpause all processes within one or more containers
•   update     Update configuration of one or more containers
•   wait         Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes

Manage images

Usage:  docker image COMMAND

Commands:

•   build        Build an image from a Dockerfile
•   history     Show the history of an image
•   import      Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more images
•   load          Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN
•   ls              List images
•   prune       Remove unused images
•   pull          Pull an image or a repository from a registry
•   push         Push an image or a repository to a registry
•   rm            Remove one or more images
•   save         Save one or more images to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default)
•   tag           Create a tag TARGET_IMAGE that refers to SOURCE_IMAGE

Manage volumes

Usage:  docker volume COMMAND

Commands:

•   create       Create a volume
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more volumes
•   ls              List volumes
•   prune       Remove all unused local volumes
•   rm            Remove one or more volumes

Manage networks

Usage:  docker network COMMAND

Commands:

•   connect       Connect a container to a network
•   create          Create a network
•   disconnect  Disconnect a container from a network
•   inspect        Display detailed information on one or more networks
•   ls                 List networks
•   prune          Remove all unused networks
•   rm               Rmove one or more networks

Manage builds

Usage:  docker builder COMMAND

Commands:

•   build        Build an image from a Dockerfile
•   prune       Remove build cache

Manage Docker configs

Usage:  docker config COMMAND

Commands:

•   create       Create a config from a file or STDIN
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more configs
•   ls              List configs
•   rm            Remove one or more configs

Manage contexts

Usage:  docker context COMMAND

Commands:

•   create       Create a context
•   export      Export a context to a tar or kubeconfig file
•   import      Import a context from a tar or zip file
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more contexts
•   ls              List contexts
•   rm            Remove one or more contexts
•   update      Update a context
•   use           Set the current docker context

Manage plugins

Usage:  docker plugin COMMAND

Commands:

•   create       Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain                        config.json and rootfs directory.
•   disable     Disable a plugin
•   enable      Enable a plugin
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more plugins
•   install       Install a plugin
•   ls              List plugins
•   push         Push a plugin to a registry
•   rm            Remove one or more plugins
•   set            Change settings for a plugin
•   upgrade    Upgrade an existing plugin

Manage Docker secrets

Usage:  docker secret COMMAND

Commands:

•   create       Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more secrets
•   ls              List secrets
•   rm            Remove one or more secrets

Manage services

Usage:  docker service COMMAND

Commands:

•   create       Create a new service
•   inspect     Display detailed information on one or more services
•   logs          Fetch the logs of a service or task
•   ls              List services
•   ps             List the tasks of one or more services
•   rm            Remove one or more services
•   rollback   Revert changes to a service's configuration
•   scale        Scale one or multiple replicated services
•   update     Update a service

Manage Docker stacks

Usage:  docker stack [OPTIONS] COMMAND

Options:
      --orchestrator string   Orchestrator to use (swarm|kubernetes|all)

Commands:

•   deploy      Deploy a new stack or update an existing stack
•   ls              List stacks
•   ps             List the tasks in the stack
•   rm            Remove one or more stacks
•   services    List the services in the stack

Manage Swarm

Usage:  docker swarm COMMAND

Commands:

•   ca                 Display and rotate the root CA
•   init               Initialize a swarm
•   join              Join a swarm as a node and/or manager
•   join-token    Manage join tokens
•   leave            Leave the swarm
•   unlock         Unlock swarm
•   unlock-key  Manage the unlock key
•   update         Update the swarm

Manage Swarm nodes

Usage:  docker node COMMAND

Commands:

•   demote       Demote one or more nodes from manager in the swarm
•   inspect       Display detailed information on one or more nodes
•   ls                List nodes in the swarm
•   promote     Promote one or more nodes to manager in the swarm
•   ps               List tasks running on one or more nodes, defaults to current node
•   rm              Remove one or more nodes from the swarm
•   update        Update a node

Manage Docker

Usage:  docker system COMMAND

Commands:

•   df             Show docker disk usage
•   events      Get real time events from the server
•   info          Display system-wide information
•   prune       Remove unused data

Manage trust on Docker images

Usage:  docker trust COMMAND

Management Commands:

•   key          Manage keys for signing Docker images
•   signer      Manage entities who can sign Docker images

Commands:

•   inspect     Return low-level information about keys and signatures
•   revoke      Remove trust for an image
•   sign          Sign an image

Hope this list of docker management commands is helpful to some one in need. 

Thanks You.

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