Docker daily usage commands list for Devops team

Check the images and repository in Docker

# List all available local images
docker images

# Search for docker images
docker search <image>

# Build an image with a dockerfile
docker build -t <image>:<tag> <run_directory>

# Login to a remote repository
docker login <repository>

#push an image to your remote repository
docker push <image>:<tag>

# remove a local docker image
docker rmi <image>:<tag>

#show metadata for an image or detail
docker inspect <image>

#Remove all unused docker images
docker image prune

Process management commands for docker:

#show all running docker containers
docker ps

#show all docker containers
docker ps -a

# run a container
docker run -it <image>:<tag>

#run a container in background
docker run -d <image>:<tag>

#Kill a container
docker kill <container>

Manage volumes & ports in Docker

#list volumes
docker volume ls

#create a volume
docker volume rm <volume>

#Delete a volume
docker volume rm <volume>

#show volume metadata
docker volume inspect <volume>

#delete all volumes not attached to a container
docker volume prune

#mount a local directory to your container
docker run -v <localdir>:<container_dir> <local_dirs>

#copy file or folder from a docker container to host machine
docker cp <container>:<container_dir> <local_dir>

#map a local port to a docker instance:
docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:<local_port>:<docker_port> <image>

# list the ports a docker container is running on
docker port <container>

Docker troubleshooting commands for container running:

# show the logs of a container
docker logs <container>

# Tail logs of a container
docker logs -f <container>

#show timestamps on docker logs
docker logs -t <container>

#show details of a container
docker inspect <container>

#show a top view of process running on a container
docker top <container>

#Show stats view for all docker containers
docker stats

#connect to already running container
docker attach <container>

#Execute a command on a container
docker exec -it <container_id> /bin/bash

#show docker system wide information
docker system info

#show docker disk space used
docker system df