Using Docker

1 Jul, 2015 · by Spencer Lyon · Read in about 2 min · (275 Words)
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Common commands I use:

boot2docker up: This launches the boot2docker daemon on osx. After running I then have to copy/paste the export statements printed by this command to set up ports. An alternative is $(boot2docker shellinit), which will do the copy/pase of exports for me.
docker ps -a: lists all containers
docker rm $(docker ps -a -q): remove all containers (running or not)
docker images: list local images
docker run IMAGE_NAME: runs the docker image. NOTE: often not useful because you also need to
docker run -it IMAGE_NAME COMMAND: runs COMMAND inside the image IMAGE_NAME and leaves you in terminal/interactive mode. This is most often what I use. Often the command is /bin/bash to just drop me into the terminal
docker run -it -v LOCAL_PATH:REMOTE_PATH IMAGE_NAME COMMAND: runs COMMAND: like the above, but maps a local file/folder at LOCAL_PATH to the image’s filesystem at REMOTE_PATH
docker stop $(docker ps -a -q): stops all processes
docker build -t USERNAME/IMAGE_NAME .: Use the dockerfile in the current directory to build an image. Tag the image with the USERNAME and IMAGE_NAME
docker search NAME: searches dockerhub for images containing NAME
docker pull USERNAME/IMAGE_NAME: Pulls image USERNAME/IMAGE_NAME from dockerhub
docker history USERNAME/IMAGE_NAME: shows the history of an image
docker rmi IMAGE_ID1 IMAGE_ID2: remove images by ID. Can list multiple images at once
docker stop IMAGE_ID: stops an image
docker run -p IMAGE_PORT:LOCAL_PORT ....: runs an image (with other args and image name omitted) and maps port IMAGE_PORT on the image to LOCAL_PORT on my machine.

Working on ubuntu

I didn’t like having to use sudo to use docker commands. This stackoverflow Q/A has a workaround that worked for me