Tag: docker

Docker Commands for Beginners

Docker is similar to VMWare Workstation and Oracle VM VirtualBox. It enables host operating system (for example, Windows) to run guest operating system(s) on top of it.

Docker requires you to enable Hyper-V on Windows 10 Pro, while VirtualBox requires you to disable Hyper-V on Windows 10 Pro, so you cannot run both virtualization technology on the same OS.

Docker is widely preferred because of its efficiency in using computer resources.

  1. List all images 
    docker images -a
  2. Remove an image 
    docker rmi
  3. List all containers 
    docker ps -a
    docker container ls -a
  4. Pull an image 
    docker pull :
    docker pull ubuntu:latest
  5. Run a container 
    docker run -d -it --name  
    docker run -d -it --name myubuntu ubuntu
  6. Stop a container 
    docker stop
  7. Remove a container 
    docker rm
  8. Attach to a running container 
    docker attach
  9. Commit a container (save it as an image) 
    docker commit
  10. Execute command 
    docker exec  
    docker exec myubuntu bash -c "ls -aF /home; cat /etc/passwd"
  11. Expose container ports to host 
    docker run -it -d -p : 
    docker run -it -d -p 9100:9100 -p 9090:9090 --name mycentos centos