Top 15 Docker Commands Every Developer Should Know

Master the top 15 Docker commands that every developer should know to build, run, and manage containers efficiently. Boost your productivity and build better software with Docker. This comprehensive guide covers everything from basic commands to more advanced topics like networking and debugging.

Following are the commands which are being covered:

docker –version
docker pull
docker run
docker ps
docker ps -a
docker exec
docker stop
docker kill
docker commit
docker login
docker push
docker images
docker rm
docker rmi
docker build

So, let’s get started:

Docker Commands

1. docker –version

This command is used to get the currently installed version of docker

2. docker pull

Usage: docker pull <image name>

This command is used to pull images from the docker repository(hub.docker.com)

3. docker run

Usage: docker run -it -d <image name>

This command is used to create a container from an image

4. docker ps

This command is used to list the running containers

5. docker ps -a

This command is used to show all the running and exited containers

6. docker exec

Usage: docker exec -it <container id> bash

This command is used to access the running container

7. docker stop

Usage: docker stop <container id>

This command stops a running container

8. docker kill

Usage: docker kill <container id>

This command kills the container by stopping its execution immediately. The difference between ‘docker kill’ and ‘docker stop’ is that ‘docker stop’ gives the container time to shutdown gracefully, in situations when it is taking too much time for getting the container to stop, one can opt to kill it