Thread by @DataScienceHarp

Let's talk about the 8 most useful @Docker commands for working with Docker containers.

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1/ docker container run

You use this command to start a new @Docker container.

It accepts an image and a command as its arguments. The image is used to create the container. The command is the application the container will run when it starts.

For example, running the following command will start an ubuntu container and run the bash shell

docker container run -it ubuntu /bin/bash

Oh yea, the -it runs an interactive terminal. It attaches the containers terminal to your terminal.

2/ ctrl-PQ

This is how you detach your shell from the terminal of a @Docker container.

It doesn't stop or kill the container, but leaves it up and running in the background.

3/ docker container stop

This is the command you use if you want to actually stop a @Docker container. This command will accept the container ID or the container name as it's argument.

4/ docker container ls

This will list all the @Docker containers in the running state.

Want to see all containers, even those that aren't running? Then add the -a flag to the command.

5/ docker container exec

This will run a new process inside of a running @Docker container.

It's especially useful for attaching the shell of your Docker host to a terminal inside of a running container.

For example, the following command will start a new bash shell inside of a running container and connect to it (assuming the image used to create the container includes the bash shell).

docker container exec -it <container-name or id> bash

6/ docker container start

If you want to start up a container that you previously stopped, then this is the command you want to run.

Just like the other commands we've seen, you can pass the name or ID of the @Docker container you want to start.

7/ docker container rm

This is how you delete a container.

Note that you can only delete a @Docker container if you've already stopped it.

8/ docker container inspect

This command will present all the detailed config and runtime info about your @Docker container.

Just like everything else we've seen, it accepts the container name or the container ID as arguments.

Here's a thread I did about the most useful commands for @Docker images. Be sure to bookmark it to read later, or retweet it for your network:

https://twitter.com/DataScienceHarp/status/1508140379853402114

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Huge shout out to @nigelpoulton - learned all this in his @Docker class on @EducativeInc