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docker-container-ls - List containers

docker container ls [OPTIONS]

List the containers in the local repository. By default this shows only the running containers.

Filter output based on these conditions:
- ancestor=(<image-name>[:tag]|<image-id>| ⟨image@digest⟩)
containers created from an image or a descendant.
- before=(<container-name>|<container-id>)
- expose=(<port>[/<proto>]|<startport-endport>/[<proto>])
- exited=<int> an exit code of <int>
- health=(starting|healthy|unhealthy|none)
- id=<ID> a container's ID
- isolation=(default|process|hyperv) (Windows daemon only)
- is-task=(true|false)
- label=<key> or label=<key>=<value>
- name=<string> a container's name
- network=(<network-id>|<network-name>)
- publish=(<port>[/<proto>]|<startport-endport>/[<proto>])
- since=(<container-name>|<container-id>)
- status=(created|restarting|removing|running|paused|exited)
- volume=(<volume name>|<mount point destination>)

The formatting option (--format) pretty-prints container output using a Go template.

Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
- .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.
- .Networks - Names of the networks attached to this container.

$ docker container ls -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 container ls -a -q
a87ecb4f327c
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030
41d50ecd2f57

$ docker container ls -a -q --filter=name=determined_torvalds
c1d3b0166030

$ docker container ls --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 container ls --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 container ls --format 'table {{.ID}}\t{{(.Label "com.docker.swarm.node")}}'
CONTAINER ID        NODE
a87ecb4f327c        ubuntu
01946d9d34d8
c1d3b0166030        debian
41d50ecd2f57        fedora

$ docker container ls --filter volume=remote-volume --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume

$ docker container ls --filter volume=/data --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume

$ docker ps --filter publish=80
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS                   NAMES
fc7e477723b7        busybox             "top"               About a minute ago   Up About a minute   0.0.0.0:32768->80/tcp   admiring_roentgen

$ docker ps --filter expose=8000-8080/tcp
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
9833437217a5        busybox             "top"               21 seconds ago      Up 19 seconds       8080/tcp            dreamy_mccarthy

-a, --all[=false]
Show all containers (default shows just running)

-f, --filter=
Filter output based on conditions provided

--format=""
Pretty-print containers using a Go template

-h, --help[=false]
help for ls

-n, --last=-1
Show n last created containers (includes all states)

-l, --latest[=false]
Show the latest created container (includes all states)

--no-trunc[=false]
Don't truncate output

-q, --quiet[=false]
Only display numeric IDs

-s, --size[=false]
Display total file sizes

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