How to list containers in Docker

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There's a command to list images, docker images, but there doesn't seem to be a corresponding docker containers.

Other than becoming root and looking into /var/lib/docker there doesn't seem a way to do that. Am I missing something? Is that something one isn't supposed to do?

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There's a command to list images, docker images, but there doesn't seem to be a corresponding docker containers.

Other than becoming root and looking into /var/lib/docker there doesn't seem a way to do that. Am I missing something? Is that something one isn't supposed to do?

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There's a command to list images, docker images, but there doesn't seem to be a corresponding docker containers.

Other than becoming root and looking into /var/lib/docker there doesn't seem a way to do that. Am I missing something? Is that something one isn't supposed to do?

docker

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There's a command to list images, docker images, but there doesn't seem to be a corresponding docker containers.

Other than becoming root and looking into /var/lib/docker there doesn't seem a way to do that. Am I missing something? Is that something one isn't supposed to do?

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To show only running containers use the given command:

docker ps

To show all containers use the given command:

docker ps -a

To show the latest created container (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -l

To show n last created containers (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -n=-1

To display total file sizes use the given command:

docker ps -s

The content presented above is from docker.com.

In the new version of Docker, commands are updated, and some management commands are added:

docker container ls

Is used to list all the running containers.

docker container ls -a

Is used to list all the containers created irrespective of its state.

Here container is the management command.

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  I looked at the "docker ps -a", and list out about 10 docker name to remove one by one. After finish removal, come back and see your comment (cwl)
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  Also for folks curious about an alternate form of command substitution @cregox's oneliner can be rewritten as docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
  – mbigras
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  @RutgerHofste both commands (docker rm and docker ps) do show up in docker's help.
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  Another helpful way to clean all unnecessary items like dangling containers, unused images, logs etc is by using docker system prune --all. You can find the docker documentation here
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To list all running and stopped containers

docker ps -a

To list all running containers (just stating the obvious and also example use of -f filtering option)

docker ps -a -f status=running

To list all running and stopped containers, showing only their container id

docker ps -aq

To remove all containers that are NOT running

docker rm `docker ps -aq -f status=exited`

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Note that some time ago there was an update to this command. It will not show the container size by default (since this is rather expensive for many running containers). Use docker ps -s to display container size as well.

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docker ps -s will show the size of running containers only.

To check the size of all containers use docker ps -as

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To list only the containers SHA1:

docker ps -aq --no-trunc

That way, you can use the list of all containers for other commands (which accept multiple container ids as parameters).

For example, to list only the name of all containers (since docker ps list only their names with other information):

docker inspect --format='{{.Name}}' $(sudo docker ps -aq --no-trunc)

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There are also the following options:

docker container ls

docker container ls -a

# --all, -a

# Show all containers (default shows just running)

since: 1.13.0 (2017-01-18):

Restructure CLI commands by adding docker image and docker container commands for more consistency #26025

and as stated here: Introducing Docker 1.13, users are encouraged to adopt the new syntax:

CLI restructured

In Docker 1.13, we regrouped every command to sit under the logical object it’s interacting with. For example list and start of containers are now subcommands of docker container and history is a subcommand of docker image.

These changes let us clean up the Docker CLI syntax, improve help text and make Docker simpler to use. The old command syntax is still supported, but we encourage everybody to adopt the new syntax.

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The Docker command set is simple and holds together well:

docker stack ls

docker service ls

docker image ls

docker container ls

Teaching the aliases first is confusing. Once you understand what's going on, they can save some keystrokes:

docker images -> docker image ls

docker ps -> docker container ls

docker rmi -> docker image rm

docker rm -> docker container rm

There are several aliases in Docker. For instance:

docker rmi

docker image rm

docker image rmi

docker image remove

are all the same command (see for your self using docker help image rm).

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I got the error message Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. I forgot I am running the daemon as root and needed sudo:

$ sudo docker ps

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Command to get all containers ::

docker ps -a

Command to get running container::

docker ps

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answered Sep 13 '18 at 13:27

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There are many ways to list all containers.

You can find using 3 Aliasesls, ps, list like this.

sudo docker container ls 

sudo docker container ps

sudo docker container list

sudo docker ps

sudo docker ps -a

You can also use give option[option].

Options -:

  -a, --all             Show all containers (default shows just running)

  -f, --filter filter   Filter output based on conditions provided

      --format string   Pretty-print containers using a Go template

  -n, --last int        Show last created containers (includes all states) (default -1)

  -l, --latest          Show the latest created container (includes all states)

      --no-trunc        Don't truncate output

  -q, --quiet           Only display numeric IDs

  -s, --size            Display total file sizes

You can use an option like this:

sudo docker ps //Showing only running containers

sudo docker ps -a //All container (running + stopped)

sudo docker pa -l // latest

sudo docker ps -n <int valuse 1,2,3 etc>// latest number of created containers

sudo docker ps -s // Display container with size

sudo docker ps -q // Only display numeric IDs for containers

docker docker ps -a | tail -n 1 //oldest container

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docker ps [OPTIONS]

Following command will show only running containers by default.

docker ps

To see all containers:

docker ps -a

For showing the latest created container:

docker ps -l

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It is always recommended to add the user in a Docker group.

That can be done like:

sudo groupadd docker

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER  --> Equivalent to this you can add the user 

                                   in /etc/passwd manually.

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To show only running containers use the given command:

docker ps

To show all containers use the given command:

docker ps -a

To show the latest created container (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -l

To show n last created containers (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -n=-1

To display total file sizes use the given command:

docker ps -s

The content presented above is from docker.com.

In the new version of Docker, commands are updated, and some management commands are added:

docker container ls

Is used to list all the running containers.

docker container ls -a

Is used to list all the containers created irrespective of its state.

Here container is the management command.

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  And then, if you want to clean them all: docker rm `docker ps -aq`
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  I looked at the "docker ps -a", and list out about 10 docker name to remove one by one. After finish removal, come back and see your comment (cwl)
  – lean
  Oct 26 '16 at 10:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  Also for folks curious about an alternate form of command substitution @cregox's oneliner can be rewritten as docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
  – mbigras
  Feb 25 '17 at 6:00
  

  
  
  
  


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  @RutgerHofste both commands (docker rm and docker ps) do show up in docker's help.
  – Munchkin
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  Another helpful way to clean all unnecessary items like dangling containers, unused images, logs etc is by using docker system prune --all. You can find the docker documentation here
  – Arun Thundyill Saseendran
  Oct 19 '17 at 14:42
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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To show only running containers use the given command:

docker ps

To show all containers use the given command:

docker ps -a

To show the latest created container (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -l

To show n last created containers (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -n=-1

To display total file sizes use the given command:

docker ps -s

The content presented above is from docker.com.

In the new version of Docker, commands are updated, and some management commands are added:

docker container ls

Is used to list all the running containers.

docker container ls -a

Is used to list all the containers created irrespective of its state.

Here container is the management command.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 19:59

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  And then, if you want to clean them all: docker rm `docker ps -aq`
  – cregox
  Nov 13 '15 at 20:28
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I looked at the "docker ps -a", and list out about 10 docker name to remove one by one. After finish removal, come back and see your comment (cwl)
  – lean
  Oct 26 '16 at 10:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  8
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Also for folks curious about an alternate form of command substitution @cregox's oneliner can be rewritten as docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
  – mbigras
  Feb 25 '17 at 6:00
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @RutgerHofste both commands (docker rm and docker ps) do show up in docker's help.
  – Munchkin
  Oct 16 '17 at 12:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  Another helpful way to clean all unnecessary items like dangling containers, unused images, logs etc is by using docker system prune --all. You can find the docker documentation here
  – Arun Thundyill Saseendran
  Oct 19 '17 at 14:42
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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To show only running containers use the given command:

docker ps

To show all containers use the given command:

docker ps -a

To show the latest created container (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -l

To show n last created containers (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -n=-1

To display total file sizes use the given command:

docker ps -s

The content presented above is from docker.com.

In the new version of Docker, commands are updated, and some management commands are added:

docker container ls

Is used to list all the running containers.

docker container ls -a

Is used to list all the containers created irrespective of its state.

Here container is the management command.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 19:59

Peter Mortensen

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answered May 30 '13 at 17:15

vieux

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To show only running containers use the given command:

docker ps

To show all containers use the given command:

docker ps -a

To show the latest created container (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -l

To show n last created containers (includes all states) use the given command:

docker ps -n=-1

To display total file sizes use the given command:

docker ps -s

The content presented above is from docker.com.

In the new version of Docker, commands are updated, and some management commands are added:

docker container ls

Is used to list all the running containers.

docker container ls -a

Is used to list all the containers created irrespective of its state.

Here container is the management command.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 19:59

Peter Mortensen

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  And then, if you want to clean them all: docker rm `docker ps -aq`
  – cregox
  Nov 13 '15 at 20:28
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I looked at the "docker ps -a", and list out about 10 docker name to remove one by one. After finish removal, come back and see your comment (cwl)
  – lean
  Oct 26 '16 at 10:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  8
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Also for folks curious about an alternate form of command substitution @cregox's oneliner can be rewritten as docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
  – mbigras
  Feb 25 '17 at 6:00
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @RutgerHofste both commands (docker rm and docker ps) do show up in docker's help.
  – Munchkin
  Oct 16 '17 at 12:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Another helpful way to clean all unnecessary items like dangling containers, unused images, logs etc is by using docker system prune --all. You can find the docker documentation here
  – Arun Thundyill Saseendran
  Oct 19 '17 at 14:42
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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  And then, if you want to clean them all: docker rm `docker ps -aq`
  – cregox
  Nov 13 '15 at 20:28
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I looked at the "docker ps -a", and list out about 10 docker name to remove one by one. After finish removal, come back and see your comment (cwl)
  – lean
  Oct 26 '16 at 10:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  8
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Also for folks curious about an alternate form of command substitution @cregox's oneliner can be rewritten as docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
  – mbigras
  Feb 25 '17 at 6:00
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @RutgerHofste both commands (docker rm and docker ps) do show up in docker's help.
  – Munchkin
  Oct 16 '17 at 12:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Another helpful way to clean all unnecessary items like dangling containers, unused images, logs etc is by using docker system prune --all. You can find the docker documentation here
  – Arun Thundyill Saseendran
  Oct 19 '17 at 14:42
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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And then, if you want to clean them all: docker rm `docker ps -aq`
– cregox
Nov 13 '15 at 20:28

And then, if you want to clean them all: docker rm `docker ps -aq`
– cregox
Nov 13 '15 at 20:28

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I looked at the "docker ps -a", and list out about 10 docker name to remove one by one. After finish removal, come back and see your comment (cwl)
– lean
Oct 26 '16 at 10:28

I looked at the "docker ps -a", and list out about 10 docker name to remove one by one. After finish removal, come back and see your comment (cwl)
– lean
Oct 26 '16 at 10:28

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Also for folks curious about an alternate form of command substitution @cregox's oneliner can be rewritten as docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
– mbigras
Feb 25 '17 at 6:00

Also for folks curious about an alternate form of command substitution @cregox's oneliner can be rewritten as docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
– mbigras
Feb 25 '17 at 6:00

@RutgerHofste both commands (docker rm and docker ps) do show up in docker's help.
– Munchkin
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@RutgerHofste both commands (docker rm and docker ps) do show up in docker's help.
– Munchkin
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Another helpful way to clean all unnecessary items like dangling containers, unused images, logs etc is by using docker system prune --all. You can find the docker documentation here
– Arun Thundyill Saseendran
Oct 19 '17 at 14:42

Another helpful way to clean all unnecessary items like dangling containers, unused images, logs etc is by using docker system prune --all. You can find the docker documentation here
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To list all running and stopped containers

docker ps -a

To list all running containers (just stating the obvious and also example use of -f filtering option)

docker ps -a -f status=running

To list all running and stopped containers, showing only their container id

docker ps -aq

To remove all containers that are NOT running

docker rm `docker ps -aq -f status=exited`

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To list all running and stopped containers

docker ps -a

To list all running containers (just stating the obvious and also example use of -f filtering option)

docker ps -a -f status=running

To list all running and stopped containers, showing only their container id

docker ps -aq

To remove all containers that are NOT running

docker rm `docker ps -aq -f status=exited`

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To list all running and stopped containers

docker ps -a

To list all running containers (just stating the obvious and also example use of -f filtering option)

docker ps -a -f status=running

To list all running and stopped containers, showing only their container id

docker ps -aq

To remove all containers that are NOT running

docker rm `docker ps -aq -f status=exited`

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To list all running and stopped containers

docker ps -a

To list all running containers (just stating the obvious and also example use of -f filtering option)

docker ps -a -f status=running

To list all running and stopped containers, showing only their container id

docker ps -aq

To remove all containers that are NOT running

docker rm `docker ps -aq -f status=exited`

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answered Apr 12 '16 at 6:37

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Note that some time ago there was an update to this command. It will not show the container size by default (since this is rather expensive for many running containers). Use docker ps -s to display container size as well.

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Note that some time ago there was an update to this command. It will not show the container size by default (since this is rather expensive for many running containers). Use docker ps -s to display container size as well.

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Note that some time ago there was an update to this command. It will not show the container size by default (since this is rather expensive for many running containers). Use docker ps -s to display container size as well.

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Note that some time ago there was an update to this command. It will not show the container size by default (since this is rather expensive for many running containers). Use docker ps -s to display container size as well.

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  – Anthony DiSanti
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As per mrh's answer below, you will also need the -a switch to view containers that are not running (likely to be the case for those you'd like to remove), so the final command is docker ps -as (don't forget to prepend sudo if the daemon is running as root)
– Anthony DiSanti
Apr 19 '16 at 23:56

As per mrh's answer below, you will also need the -a switch to view containers that are not running (likely to be the case for those you'd like to remove), so the final command is docker ps -as (don't forget to prepend sudo if the daemon is running as root)
– Anthony DiSanti
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docker ps -s will show the size of running containers only.

To check the size of all containers use docker ps -as

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docker ps -s will show the size of running containers only.

To check the size of all containers use docker ps -as

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docker ps -s will show the size of running containers only.

To check the size of all containers use docker ps -as

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docker ps -s will show the size of running containers only.

To check the size of all containers use docker ps -as

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To list only the containers SHA1:

docker ps -aq --no-trunc

That way, you can use the list of all containers for other commands (which accept multiple container ids as parameters).

For example, to list only the name of all containers (since docker ps list only their names with other information):

docker inspect --format='{{.Name}}' $(sudo docker ps -aq --no-trunc)

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To list only the containers SHA1:

docker ps -aq --no-trunc

That way, you can use the list of all containers for other commands (which accept multiple container ids as parameters).

For example, to list only the name of all containers (since docker ps list only their names with other information):

docker inspect --format='{{.Name}}' $(sudo docker ps -aq --no-trunc)

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To list only the containers SHA1:

docker ps -aq --no-trunc

That way, you can use the list of all containers for other commands (which accept multiple container ids as parameters).

For example, to list only the name of all containers (since docker ps list only their names with other information):

docker inspect --format='{{.Name}}' $(sudo docker ps -aq --no-trunc)

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answered May 6 '15 at 7:50

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To list only the containers SHA1:

docker ps -aq --no-trunc

That way, you can use the list of all containers for other commands (which accept multiple container ids as parameters).

For example, to list only the name of all containers (since docker ps list only their names with other information):

docker inspect --format='{{.Name}}' $(sudo docker ps -aq --no-trunc)

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answered May 6 '15 at 7:50

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answered May 6 '15 at 7:50

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There are also the following options:

docker container ls

docker container ls -a

# --all, -a

# Show all containers (default shows just running)

since: 1.13.0 (2017-01-18):

Restructure CLI commands by adding docker image and docker container commands for more consistency #26025

and as stated here: Introducing Docker 1.13, users are encouraged to adopt the new syntax:

CLI restructured

In Docker 1.13, we regrouped every command to sit under the logical object it’s interacting with. For example list and start of containers are now subcommands of docker container and history is a subcommand of docker image.

These changes let us clean up the Docker CLI syntax, improve help text and make Docker simpler to use. The old command syntax is still supported, but we encourage everybody to adopt the new syntax.

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There are also the following options:

docker container ls

docker container ls -a

# --all, -a

# Show all containers (default shows just running)

since: 1.13.0 (2017-01-18):

Restructure CLI commands by adding docker image and docker container commands for more consistency #26025

and as stated here: Introducing Docker 1.13, users are encouraged to adopt the new syntax:

CLI restructured

In Docker 1.13, we regrouped every command to sit under the logical object it’s interacting with. For example list and start of containers are now subcommands of docker container and history is a subcommand of docker image.

These changes let us clean up the Docker CLI syntax, improve help text and make Docker simpler to use. The old command syntax is still supported, but we encourage everybody to adopt the new syntax.

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There are also the following options:

docker container ls

docker container ls -a

# --all, -a

# Show all containers (default shows just running)

since: 1.13.0 (2017-01-18):

Restructure CLI commands by adding docker image and docker container commands for more consistency #26025

and as stated here: Introducing Docker 1.13, users are encouraged to adopt the new syntax:

CLI restructured

In Docker 1.13, we regrouped every command to sit under the logical object it’s interacting with. For example list and start of containers are now subcommands of docker container and history is a subcommand of docker image.

These changes let us clean up the Docker CLI syntax, improve help text and make Docker simpler to use. The old command syntax is still supported, but we encourage everybody to adopt the new syntax.

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answered Jun 24 '17 at 21:22

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There are also the following options:

docker container ls

docker container ls -a

# --all, -a

# Show all containers (default shows just running)

since: 1.13.0 (2017-01-18):

Restructure CLI commands by adding docker image and docker container commands for more consistency #26025

and as stated here: Introducing Docker 1.13, users are encouraged to adopt the new syntax:

CLI restructured

In Docker 1.13, we regrouped every command to sit under the logical object it’s interacting with. For example list and start of containers are now subcommands of docker container and history is a subcommand of docker image.

These changes let us clean up the Docker CLI syntax, improve help text and make Docker simpler to use. The old command syntax is still supported, but we encourage everybody to adopt the new syntax.

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answered Jun 24 '17 at 21:22

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edited Dec 14 '17 at 13:37

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great info, a shame that docker --help has the suggested interface 3 pages back in its output, hidden before the deprecated commands!
– danio
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great info, a shame that docker --help has the suggested interface 3 pages back in its output, hidden before the deprecated commands!
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The Docker command set is simple and holds together well:

docker stack ls

docker service ls

docker image ls

docker container ls

Teaching the aliases first is confusing. Once you understand what's going on, they can save some keystrokes:

docker images -> docker image ls

docker ps -> docker container ls

docker rmi -> docker image rm

docker rm -> docker container rm

There are several aliases in Docker. For instance:

docker rmi

docker image rm

docker image rmi

docker image remove

are all the same command (see for your self using docker help image rm).

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The Docker command set is simple and holds together well:

docker stack ls

docker service ls

docker image ls

docker container ls

Teaching the aliases first is confusing. Once you understand what's going on, they can save some keystrokes:

docker images -> docker image ls

docker ps -> docker container ls

docker rmi -> docker image rm

docker rm -> docker container rm

There are several aliases in Docker. For instance:

docker rmi

docker image rm

docker image rmi

docker image remove

are all the same command (see for your self using docker help image rm).

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4

The Docker command set is simple and holds together well:

docker stack ls

docker service ls

docker image ls

docker container ls

Teaching the aliases first is confusing. Once you understand what's going on, they can save some keystrokes:

docker images -> docker image ls

docker ps -> docker container ls

docker rmi -> docker image rm

docker rm -> docker container rm

There are several aliases in Docker. For instance:

docker rmi

docker image rm

docker image rmi

docker image remove

are all the same command (see for your self using docker help image rm).

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

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answered Apr 26 '18 at 17:41

Limited Atonement

4,21623650

The Docker command set is simple and holds together well:

docker stack ls

docker service ls

docker image ls

docker container ls

Teaching the aliases first is confusing. Once you understand what's going on, they can save some keystrokes:

docker images -> docker image ls

docker ps -> docker container ls

docker rmi -> docker image rm

docker rm -> docker container rm

There are several aliases in Docker. For instance:

docker rmi

docker image rm

docker image rmi

docker image remove

are all the same command (see for your self using docker help image rm).

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

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answered Apr 26 '18 at 17:41

Limited Atonement

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edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

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edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

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edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

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answered Apr 26 '18 at 17:41

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answered Apr 26 '18 at 17:41

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I got the error message Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. I forgot I am running the daemon as root and needed sudo:

$ sudo docker ps

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I got the error message Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. I forgot I am running the daemon as root and needed sudo:

$ sudo docker ps

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I got the error message Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. I forgot I am running the daemon as root and needed sudo:

$ sudo docker ps

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I got the error message Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. I forgot I am running the daemon as root and needed sudo:

$ sudo docker ps

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alias docker="sudo --group docker docker"
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Command to get all containers ::

docker ps -a

Command to get running container::

docker ps

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Command to get all containers ::

docker ps -a

Command to get running container::

docker ps

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Command to get all containers ::

docker ps -a

Command to get running container::

docker ps

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Command to get all containers ::

docker ps -a

Command to get running container::

docker ps

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answered Sep 13 '18 at 13:27

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There are many ways to list all containers.

You can find using 3 Aliasesls, ps, list like this.

sudo docker container ls 

sudo docker container ps

sudo docker container list

sudo docker ps

sudo docker ps -a

You can also use give option[option].

Options -:

  -a, --all             Show all containers (default shows just running)

  -f, --filter filter   Filter output based on conditions provided

      --format string   Pretty-print containers using a Go template

  -n, --last int        Show last created containers (includes all states) (default -1)

  -l, --latest          Show the latest created container (includes all states)

      --no-trunc        Don't truncate output

  -q, --quiet           Only display numeric IDs

  -s, --size            Display total file sizes

You can use an option like this:

sudo docker ps //Showing only running containers

sudo docker ps -a //All container (running + stopped)

sudo docker pa -l // latest

sudo docker ps -n <int valuse 1,2,3 etc>// latest number of created containers

sudo docker ps -s // Display container with size

sudo docker ps -q // Only display numeric IDs for containers

docker docker ps -a | tail -n 1 //oldest container

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There are many ways to list all containers.

You can find using 3 Aliasesls, ps, list like this.

sudo docker container ls 

sudo docker container ps

sudo docker container list

sudo docker ps

sudo docker ps -a

You can also use give option[option].

Options -:

  -a, --all             Show all containers (default shows just running)

  -f, --filter filter   Filter output based on conditions provided

      --format string   Pretty-print containers using a Go template

  -n, --last int        Show last created containers (includes all states) (default -1)

  -l, --latest          Show the latest created container (includes all states)

      --no-trunc        Don't truncate output

  -q, --quiet           Only display numeric IDs

  -s, --size            Display total file sizes

You can use an option like this:

sudo docker ps //Showing only running containers

sudo docker ps -a //All container (running + stopped)

sudo docker pa -l // latest

sudo docker ps -n <int valuse 1,2,3 etc>// latest number of created containers

sudo docker ps -s // Display container with size

sudo docker ps -q // Only display numeric IDs for containers

docker docker ps -a | tail -n 1 //oldest container

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There are many ways to list all containers.

You can find using 3 Aliasesls, ps, list like this.

sudo docker container ls 

sudo docker container ps

sudo docker container list

sudo docker ps

sudo docker ps -a

You can also use give option[option].

Options -:

  -a, --all             Show all containers (default shows just running)

  -f, --filter filter   Filter output based on conditions provided

      --format string   Pretty-print containers using a Go template

  -n, --last int        Show last created containers (includes all states) (default -1)

  -l, --latest          Show the latest created container (includes all states)

      --no-trunc        Don't truncate output

  -q, --quiet           Only display numeric IDs

  -s, --size            Display total file sizes

You can use an option like this:

sudo docker ps //Showing only running containers

sudo docker ps -a //All container (running + stopped)

sudo docker pa -l // latest

sudo docker ps -n <int valuse 1,2,3 etc>// latest number of created containers

sudo docker ps -s // Display container with size

sudo docker ps -q // Only display numeric IDs for containers

docker docker ps -a | tail -n 1 //oldest container

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edited Nov 20 '18 at 10:59

answered Nov 19 '18 at 12:26

Mr Singh

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There are many ways to list all containers.

You can find using 3 Aliasesls, ps, list like this.

sudo docker container ls 

sudo docker container ps

sudo docker container list

sudo docker ps

sudo docker ps -a

You can also use give option[option].

Options -:

  -a, --all             Show all containers (default shows just running)

  -f, --filter filter   Filter output based on conditions provided

      --format string   Pretty-print containers using a Go template

  -n, --last int        Show last created containers (includes all states) (default -1)

  -l, --latest          Show the latest created container (includes all states)

      --no-trunc        Don't truncate output

  -q, --quiet           Only display numeric IDs

  -s, --size            Display total file sizes

You can use an option like this:

sudo docker ps //Showing only running containers

sudo docker ps -a //All container (running + stopped)

sudo docker pa -l // latest

sudo docker ps -n <int valuse 1,2,3 etc>// latest number of created containers

sudo docker ps -s // Display container with size

sudo docker ps -q // Only display numeric IDs for containers

docker docker ps -a | tail -n 1 //oldest container

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docker ps [OPTIONS]

Following command will show only running containers by default.

docker ps

To see all containers:

docker ps -a

For showing the latest created container:

docker ps -l

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docker ps [OPTIONS]

Following command will show only running containers by default.

docker ps

To see all containers:

docker ps -a

For showing the latest created container:

docker ps -l

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edited Aug 29 '17 at 16:18

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answered Aug 29 '17 at 15:56

Nobita

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-1

-1

docker ps [OPTIONS]

Following command will show only running containers by default.

docker ps

To see all containers:

docker ps -a

For showing the latest created container:

docker ps -l

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 29 '17 at 16:18

user7605325

answered Aug 29 '17 at 15:56

Nobita

548

docker ps [OPTIONS]

Following command will show only running containers by default.

docker ps

To see all containers:

docker ps -a

For showing the latest created container:

docker ps -l

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 29 '17 at 16:18

user7605325

answered Aug 29 '17 at 15:56

Nobita

548

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edited Aug 29 '17 at 16:18

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edited Aug 29 '17 at 16:18

user7605325

edited Aug 29 '17 at 16:18

user7605325

answered Aug 29 '17 at 15:56

Nobita

548

answered Aug 29 '17 at 15:56

Nobita

548

answered Aug 29 '17 at 15:56

Nobita

548

548

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It is always recommended to add the user in a Docker group.

That can be done like:

sudo groupadd docker

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER  --> Equivalent to this you can add the user 

                                   in /etc/passwd manually.

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It is always recommended to add the user in a Docker group.

That can be done like:

sudo groupadd docker

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER  --> Equivalent to this you can add the user 

                                   in /etc/passwd manually.

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edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

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answered May 4 '18 at 5:54

Prateek patel

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  Hey any one help me with docker
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  Nov 19 '18 at 12:31
  

  
  
  
  

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It is always recommended to add the user in a Docker group.

That can be done like:

sudo groupadd docker

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER  --> Equivalent to this you can add the user 

                                   in /etc/passwd manually.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

13.5k1983111

answered May 4 '18 at 5:54

Prateek patel

12

It is always recommended to add the user in a Docker group.

That can be done like:

sudo groupadd docker

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER  --> Equivalent to this you can add the user 

                                   in /etc/passwd manually.

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

13.5k1983111

answered May 4 '18 at 5:54

Prateek patel

12

share|improve this answer

share|improve this answer

edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

13.5k1983111

edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

13.5k1983111

edited Jun 21 '18 at 20:01

Peter Mortensen

13.5k1983111

13.5k1983111

answered May 4 '18 at 5:54

Prateek patel

12

answered May 4 '18 at 5:54

Prateek patel

12

answered May 4 '18 at 5:54

Prateek patel

12

12

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Hey any one help me with docker
  – harkesh kumar
  Nov 19 '18 at 12:31
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Hey any one help me with docker
  – harkesh kumar
  Nov 19 '18 at 12:31
  

  
  
  
  

Hey any one help me with docker
– harkesh kumar
Nov 19 '18 at 12:31

Hey any one help me with docker
– harkesh kumar
Nov 19 '18 at 12:31

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