docker CLI Cheat Sheet

04/16/2024

• docker CLI cheat sheet



Docker Command	Description
docker build -t <image_name>	Build an image from a Dockerfile
docker images	List local images
docker rmi <image_name>	Delete an image
docker image prune	Remove all unused images
docker run --name <container_name> <image_name>	Create and run a container from an image, with a custom name
docker start|stop <container_name> (or <container_id>)	Start or stop an existing container
docker rm <container_name>	Remove a stopped container
docker exec -it <container_name> sh	Open a shell inside a running container
docker logs -f <container_name>	Fetch and follow the logs of a container
docker ps	List currently running containers
docker ps --all	List all docker containers (running and stopped)
docker stats	View resource usage stats
docker login -u <username>	Log in to Docker Hub
docker push <username>/<image_name>	Publish an image to Docker Hub
docker pull <image_name>	Pull an image from a Docker Hub

• docker run parameters

    docker run \
        --memory <MEMORY e.g. 4g> \                   # RAM size to allocate
        --cpus <CPU e.g. 2> \                         # Number of CPUs to allocate
        --gpus <GPU e.g. all > \                      # GPU access (e.g., all available GPUs) --gpus device=0,1 ...
        --shm-size <SHM e.g. 2g> \                    # Shared memory size
        --name <NAME e.g. my-container> \             # Custom name for the container
        -p <HOST_PORT:CONTAINER_PORT e.g. 8080:80> \  # Port mapping (host:container)
        <IMAGE e.g. my-image:latest> \                # Image name and tag
        <SHELL e.g. bash>                             # Command to run inside the container

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