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Container management

• create Create a new container
• start Start one or more stopped containers
• run Run a command in a new container
• attach Attach to a running container
• rename Rename a container
• restart Restart a running container
• stop Stop a running container
• kill Kill a running container
• rm Remove one or more containers
• port List port mappings or a specific mapping for the CONTAINER

Image management

• build Build an image from a Dockerfile
• commit Create a new image from a container's changes
• history Show the history of an image
• load Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN
• save Save an image(s) to a tar archive
• tag Tag an image into a repository
• rmi Remove one or more images

Status

• top Display the running processes of a container
• events Get real time events from the server
• ps List containers
• images List images
• inspect Return low-level information on a container or image
• logs Fetch the logs of a container
• stats Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics

Filesystem

• diff Inspect changes on a container's filesystem
• cp Copy files/folders from a container to a HOSTDIR or to STDOUT

SSH

• exec Run a command in a running container
• export Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
• import Import the contents from a tarball to create a filesystem image

Pause

• pause Pause all processes within a container
• unpause Unpause all processes within a container
• wait Block until a container stops, then print its exit code

Repository/Docker Hub

• search Search the Docker Hub for images
• login Register or log in to a Docker registry
• logout Log out from a Docker registry
• pull Pull an image or a repository from a registry
• push Push an image or a repository to a registry

Meta

• info Display system-wide information
• version Show the Docker version information