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⚡ Most Used Commands
List containers docker ps -a
List images docker images
Start container docker start <name>
Stop container docker stop <name>
View logs docker logs -f <name>
Exec into container docker exec -it <name> sh
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1. Docker Basics

docker version📋

Show Docker version information

docker info📋

Display system-wide Docker information

docker help📋

Show Docker help

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2. Working with Images

docker pull <image>📋

Pull an image from a registry

docker images📋

List local images

docker rmi <image>📋

Remove an image

docker build -t <name> .📋

Build an image from a Dockerfile

docker save -o img.tar <img>📋

Save image to a tar archive

docker load -i img.tar📋

Load image from a tar archive

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3. Registries

docker login📋

Log in to a registry

docker logout📋

Log out from a registry

docker push <repo>:<tag>📋

Push an image to a registry

docker search <term>📋

Search Docker Hub

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4. Containers

docker run -d --name <n> <img>📋

Run in detached mode with a name

docker run -it <img> /bin/sh📋

Run interactively

docker ps📋

List running containers

docker ps -a📋

List all containers

docker start <container>📋

Start a stopped container

docker stop <container>📋

Stop a running container

docker restart <container>📋

Restart a container

docker rm <container>📋

Remove a stopped container

docker logs -f <container>📋

Follow container logs

docker exec -it <c> <cmd>📋

Run command in container

docker cp <c>:<p> <local>📋

Copy from container to host

docker inspect <container>📋

Container details (JSON)

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5. Volumes

docker volume create <name>📋

Create a volume

docker volume ls📋

List volumes

docker volume rm <name>📋

Remove a volume

docker volume prune📋

Remove unused volumes

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6. Networks

docker network ls📋

List networks

docker network create <name>📋

Create a network

docker network rm <name>📋

Remove a network

docker network prune📋

Remove unused networks

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7. Monitoring

docker stats📋

Live resource usage

docker top <container>📋

Running processes

docker events📋

Real-time events

docker system df📋

Disk usage

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8. Cleanup

docker system prune📋

Remove unused data

docker system prune -a📋

Aggressive prune (all unused)

docker container prune📋

Remove stopped containers

docker image prune -a📋

Remove unused images

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9. Docker Compose

docker compose up -d📋

Start services (detached)

docker compose down📋

Stop and remove services

docker compose ps📋

List services

docker compose logs -f📋

Follow logs

docker compose build📋

Build/rebuild services

docker compose exec <svc> sh📋

Exec into service