docker

Build, run, and manage containers.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$docker [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Examples

$docker ps

Examples

$docker run -d nginx

Examples

$docker compose up -d

Typical use cases

List containers

docker ps

Run container

docker run -d image

View logs

docker logs container

Note CLI for the Docker engine. Use docker compose for multi-container applications.

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