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Last reviewed July 6, 2026. Commands are tested against current stable releases of the underlying tools.

Docker Commands Cheat Sheet

Images, containers, volumes, networks, Compose, and the cleanup/debug commands used to operate containers day to day.

Images

docker build -t app:1.0 .Build an image from the Dockerfile in the current directory

docker imagesList all local images

docker rmi app:1.0Remove a local image

docker pull nginx:alpinePull an image from a registry

docker tag app:1.0 registry/app:1.0Tag an image for a private registry

docker push registry/app:1.0Push a tagged image to a registry

Containers

docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name web nginxRun a container detached, mapping host:container ports

docker ps -aList all containers, including stopped ones

docker exec -it web shOpen an interactive shell inside a running container

docker logs -f webFollow a container's stdout/stderr logs

docker stop web && docker rm webStop and remove a container

docker restart webRestart a running or stopped container

docker inspect webShow full JSON metadata (network, mounts, env) for a container

Volumes & Networks

docker volume create app-dataCreate a named volume for persistent data

docker volume lsList all volumes

docker network create app-netCreate a user-defined bridge network

docker network connect app-net webAttach a running container to a network

docker run -v app-data:/var/lib/data ...Mount a named volume into a container

Docker Compose

docker compose up -dStart all services in a compose.yaml, detached

docker compose downStop and remove containers, networks created by up

docker compose logs -f appFollow logs for a single Compose service

docker compose exec app shOpen a shell inside a Compose service

docker compose build --no-cacheRebuild images without using the layer cache

docker compose psList the status of all services in the stack

Cleanup & Debug

docker system dfShow disk space used by images, containers, and volumes

docker system prune -aRemove all unused images, containers, and networks

docker volume pruneRemove all unused (unmounted) volumes

docker statsLive CPU/memory/network usage per running container

docker eventsStream real-time Docker daemon events

DevOps

Docker Compose for Multi-Container Applications