Docker cheat sheet

List of simple commands to use for docker management.

Run a container

docker run container_name

Bash into container

docker exec -it container_name bash

Bash into container as root

docker exec -it --user root container_name bash

Run a command for container, for example, ghost ls

docker exec -it container_name ghost ls

Stop all containers

docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)

Remove all container

docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)

Inspect container IP address

docker inspect --format "{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}" container_name

Import database into a mysql container

docker exec -i database_container_name mysql -u database_user -pdatabase_password database_name < database.sql

The list will be updated every now and then. Let us know if you are interested in any particular commands.