The Docker commands

This section contains reference information on using Docker's command line client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to Use the Docker command line.

You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to read the daemon reference page.

Docker management commands

Image commands

Container commands

Hub and registry commands

Network and connectivity commands

Shared data volume commands