Docker Command Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference for common Docker commands.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Images
• Containers
• Networking
• Volumes
• Docker Compose
• Docker Swarm

Getting Started

Command	Description
docker --version	Display the installed Docker version
docker info	Display system-wide information about Docker
docker help	Display help for Docker commands

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Images

Command	Description
docker pull <image>	Pull an image from Docker Hub
docker images	List all available images
docker rmi <image>	Remove an image
docker build -t <image-name>:<tag> <path>	Build an image from a Dockerfile
docker tag <source-image> <target-image>	Tag an image with a new name
docker search <term>	Search for images on Docker Hub

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Containers

Command	Description
docker run <image>	Run a command in a new container
docker run -d <image>	Run a container in detached mode
docker ps	List running containers
docker ps -a	List all containers, including stopped ones
docker stop <container>	Stop a running container
docker start <container>	Start a stopped container
docker restart <container>	Restart a container
docker rm <container>	Remove a stopped container
docker exec -it <container> <command>	Execute a command inside a running container
docker logs <container>	Fetch the logs of a container

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Networking

Command	Description
docker network ls	List all networks
docker network create <network-name>	Create a new network
docker network rm <network-name>	Remove a network
docker network inspect <network-name>	Inspect a network
docker run --network <network-name> <image>	Run a container in a specific network

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Volumes

Command	Description
docker volume ls	List all volumes
docker volume create <volume-name>	Create a new volume
docker volume rm <volume-name>	Remove a volume
docker run -v <volume-name>:<container-path> <image>	Mount a volume into a container

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Docker Compose

Command	Description
docker-compose up	Start services defined in a docker-compose.yml file
docker-compose down	Stop and remove services defined in a docker-compose.yml file
docker-compose ps	List containers for the services defined in the docker-compose.yml file
docker-compose logs	View logs for services defined in the docker-compose.yml file
docker-compose build	Build or rebuild services defined in the docker-compose.yml file

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Docker Swarm

Command	Description
docker swarm init	Initialize a new Swarm
docker swarm join --token <token> <manager-ip>:<port>	Join a Swarm as a worker
docker service create --name <service-name> <image>	Create a new service in the Swarm
docker service ls	List all services in the Swarm
docker service scale <service-name>=<replica-count>	Scale a service to the specified number of replicas
docker node ls	List all nodes in the Swarm