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Docker 60 Commands

Docker CLI Cheatsheet

Container virtualization and orchestration syntax cheatsheet — cover runtimes, images, storage networking, and compose layouts.

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Container Management

docker run -d -p 80:80 [img]

Run a container in the background (detached) with port forwarding.

docker run -d -p 8080:80 nginx
docker ps

List running containers. Add `-a` to show stopped ones.

docker ps -a
docker stop [id]

Stop a running container gracefully.

docker stop webserver-01

Images operations

docker build -t [name] .

Build a Docker image from a local Dockerfile in current directory.

docker build -t myapp:1.0 .
docker images

List all local Docker images stored on system.

docker images | grep myapp
docker rmi [img]

Remove one or more images from the host system.

docker rmi nginx:alpine