Here’s a table compiling useful Docker commands for container and volume management:
| Action | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| List running containers | docker ps |
Lists only the currently running containers. |
| List all containers | docker ps -a |
Lists all containers, including stopped ones. |
| Start a container | docker start <container_name> |
Starts a stopped container. |
| Stop a container | docker stop <container_name> |
Stops a running container. |
| Remove a container | docker rm <container_name> |
Removes a container (it must be stopped first). |
| Force remove a container | docker rm -f <container_name> |
Forcefully stops and removes a container. |
| Rename a container | docker rename <old_name> <new_name> |
Renames an existing container. |
| List all volumes | docker volume ls |
Lists all Docker volumes. |
| Remove a specific volume | docker volume rm <volume_name> |
Removes a specified Docker volume. |
| Remove unused volumes | docker volume prune |
Removes all unused volumes. |
| Force remove unused volumes | docker volume prune -f |
Removes all unused volumes without confirmation. |
| Inspect a volume | docker volume inspect <volume_name> |
Displays detailed information about a volume. |
| List all images | docker images |
Lists all Docker images. |
| Remove an image | docker rmi <image_name> |
Removes a specified Docker image. |
| Force remove an image | docker rmi -f <image_name> |
Forcefully removes an image. |
| Remove unused images | docker image prune |
Removes dangling (unused) images. |
| Force remove unused images | docker image prune -f |
Removes unused images without confirmation. |
| View container logs | docker logs <container_name> |
Shows logs for a specific container. |
| Enter a running container | docker exec -it <container_name> /bin/bash |
Opens a bash shell in a running container. |
| View system-wide resource usage | docker system df |
Displays Docker disk usage by images, containers, and volumes. |
| Clean up unused data | docker system prune |
Removes unused containers, volumes, and images. |
| Force clean up unused data | docker system prune -f |
Forces cleanup of all unused resources without confirmation. |
