Most Useful Docker Commands

Overview

In this tutorial, we will learn the most frequently used Docker commands when working with Docker containers.

Docker commands

Docker Command	Command description
$ docker –version	This command is used to find the Docker version.
$ docker start <container_name>	This command is used to start the docker container.
$ docker stop <contaner_name>	This command is used to stop the running docker container.
$ docker kill <contaner_name>	This command is used to kill a docker container. This is a non-graceful way to stop a docker container.
$ docker top <contaner_name>	This command is used to list the running processes within a docker container.

docker –version

\> docker –version

This command displays the docker version and exits. This command is useful to know the docker version.

docker build

The build command builds a docker image from the Docker file.

\> docker build [OPTIONS] PATH

docker pull

pull command is used to pull a docker image from the docker registry.

\> docker pull <image name>

The Docker push command is the reverse of the pull command. The push command is used to push an image to a registry. For understanding, these commands are like git pull and push.

Docker Containers