{"id":9283,"date":"2019-02-08T06:52:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T06:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=9283"},"modified":"2019-02-10T06:52:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T06:52:41","slug":"15-docker-commands-you-should-know-linux-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/02\/08\/15-docker-commands-you-should-know-linux-com\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Docker Commands You Should Know | Linux.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this article we\u2019ll look at 15 Docker CLI commands you should know. If you haven\u2019t yet, check out the rest of this series on\u00a0Docker concepts<\/a>,\u00a0the ecosystem<\/a>,\u00a0Dockerfiles<\/a>, and\u00a0keeping your images slim<\/a>. In Part 6 we\u2019ll explore data with Docker. I\u2019ve got a series on Kubernetes in the works too, so follow me to make sure you don\u2019t miss the fun!<\/p>\n

There are about a billion Docker commands (give or take a billion). The\u00a0Docker docs<\/a>\u00a0are extensive, but overwhelming when you\u2019re just getting started. In this article I\u2019ll highlight the key commands for running vanilla Docker.<\/p>\n

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At risk of taking the food metaphor thread running through these articles too far, let\u2019s use a fruit theme. Veggies provided sustenance in the\u00a0article on slimming down our images<\/a>. Now tasty fruits will give us nutrients as we learn our key Docker commands.<\/p>\n

Overview<\/h3>\n

Recall that a Docker image is made of a Dockerfile + any necessary dependencies. Also recall that a Docker container is a Docker image brought to life. To work with Docker commands, you first need to know whether you\u2019re dealing with an image or a container.<\/p>\n