3. Basic Commands - Mark-van-B/IT-Landscape-UCLL- GitHub Wiki

While these commands work with most Command-Line Interfaces (like the "cmd" we used during installation), it's useful to know that Docker Desktop has its own CLI built in, which can be reached by simply clicking on ">_ Terminal" at the bottom of the window.

Note: The terms written like "<...>" are to be replaced by the relevant names and file locations, for example: docker build -t MyApp.

(These are the software packages, containers are runtime instances of images)

• Build an Image from a Dockerfile:
  • docker build -t <image_name> (the -t stands for "tag", so whatever follows will be set as the name of the Image)
• List all local Images:
  • docker images
• Delete an Image:
  • docker rmi <image_name>

(These are the environments in which an Image is being run)

• Create and run from an Image, with a custom name.
  • docker run --name <container_name> <image_name>
• Start an existing container:
  • docker start <container_name>
• Stop an existing container:
  • docker stop <container_name>
• List running containers:
  • docker ps (add --all at the end if you want to include stopped containers as well)

For a more complete overview, please consult the Docker Cheatsheet.