Useful Docker Commands

Below are some docker commands with examples.

• docker run – Runs a command in a new container.
• docker start – Starts one or more stopped containers
• docker stop – Stops one or more running containers
• docker build – Builds an image form a Docker file
• docker pull – Pulls an image or a repository from a registry
• docker push – Pushes an image or a repository to a registry
• docker export – Exports a container’s filesystem as a tar archive
• docker exec – Runs a command in a run-time container
• docker search – Searches the Docker Hub for images
• docker attach – Attaches to a running container
• docker commit – Creates a new image from a container’s changes
• docker rm - Remove container
• docker images - List images
• docker rmi imageid  -Remove Image

RUN Command Examples:

• docker run --rm [IMAGE] – removes a container after it exits.
• docker run -td [IMAGE] – starts a container and keeps it running.
• docker run -it [IMAGE] – starts a container, allocates a pseudo-TTY connected to the container’s stdin, and creates an interactive bash shell in the container.
• docker run -it-rm [IMAGE] – creates, starts, and runs a command inside the container. Once it executes the command, the container is removed.