Essential Docker Commands Cheat Sheet

Quick reference for the most commonly used Docker commands.

Images

docker pull nginx          # Download image
docker images              # List images
docker rmi nginx           # Remove image
docker image prune         # Remove unused images

Containers

docker run -d --name web nginx    # Run container
docker ps                          # List running
docker ps -a                       # List all
docker stop web                    # Stop container
docker start web                   # Start container
docker restart web                 # Restart
docker rm web                      # Remove container
docker rm -f web                   # Force remove

Inspection

docker logs web            # View logs
docker logs -f web         # Follow logs
docker exec -it web bash   # Shell into container
docker inspect web         # Container details
docker stats               # Resource usage

Cleanup

docker system prune        # Remove unused data
docker system prune -a     # Remove everything unused
docker volume prune        # Remove unused volumes