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docker-ps - List containers
docker ps [-a|--all] [-f|--filter[=[]]] [--format="TEMPLATE"] [--help] [-l|--latest] [-n[=-1]] [--no-trunc] [-q|--quiet] [-s|--size]
List the containers in the local repository. By default this shows only the running containers.
-a, --all=true|false Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default. The default is false.
-f, --filter=[] Filter output based on these conditions:
- exited= an exit code of
- label= or label==
- status=(created|restarting|running|paused|exited|dead)
- name= a container's name
- id= a container's ID
- before=(|)
- since=(|)
- ancestor=([:tag]||image@digest) - containers created from an image or a descendant.
- volume=(|)
--format="TEMPLATE"
Pretty-print containers using a Go template.
Valid placeholders:
.ID - Container ID
.Image - Image ID
.Command - Quoted command
.CreatedAt - Time when the container was created.
.RunningFor - Elapsed time since the container was started.
.Ports - Exposed ports.
.Status - Container status.
.Size - Container disk size.
.Names - Container names.
.Labels - All labels assigned to the container.
.Label - Value of a specific label for this container. For example {{.Label "com.docker.swarm.cpu"}}
.Mounts - Names of the volumes mounted in this container.
--help Print usage statement
-l, --latest=true|false Show only the latest created container (includes all states). The default is false.
-n=-1 Show n last created containers (includes all states).
--no-trunc=true|false Don't truncate output. The default is false.
-q, --quiet=true|false Only display numeric IDs. The default is false.
-s, --size=true|false Display total file sizes. The default is false.
# docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
a87ecb4f327c fedora:20 /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA 20 minutes ago Exit 0 desperate_brattain
01946d9d34d8 vpavlin/rhel7:latest /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA 33 minutes ago Exit 0 thirsty_bell
c1d3b0166030 acffc0358b9e /bin/sh -c yum -y up 2 weeks ago Exit 1 determined_torvalds
41d50ecd2f57 fedora:20 /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA 2 weeks ago Exit 0 drunk_pike
# docker ps -a -q
a87ecb4f327c
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030
41d50ecd2f57
# docker ps -a -q --filter=name=determined_torvalds
c1d3b0166030
# docker ps --format "{{.ID}}: {{.Command}}"
a87ecb4f327c: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA
01946d9d34d8: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA
c1d3b0166030: /bin/sh -c yum -y up
41d50ecd2f57: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA
# docker ps --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Labels}}"
CONTAINER ID LABELS
a87ecb4f327c com.docker.swarm.node=ubuntu,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030 com.docker.swarm.node=debian,com.docker.swarm.cpu=6
41d50ecd2f57 com.docker.swarm.node=fedora,com.docker.swarm.cpu=3,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd
# docker ps --format 'table {{.ID}}\t{{(.Label "com.docker.swarm.node")}}'
CONTAINER ID NODE
a87ecb4f327c ubuntu
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030 debian
41d50ecd2f57 fedora
$ docker ps --filter volume=remote-volume --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce remote-volume
$ docker ps --filter volume=/data --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce remote-volume
April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and internal work. June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit [email protected] August 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit [email protected] November 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit [email protected] February 2015, updated by André Martins [email protected]