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NAME
docker - Docker image and container command line interface
SYNOPSIS
docker [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARG...]
docker [--help|-v|--version]
DESCRIPTION
docker is a client for interacting with the daemon (see dockerd(8))
through the CLI.
The Docker CLI has over 30 commands. The commands are listed below and
each has its own man page which explains usage and arguments.
To see the man page for a command run man docker .
OPTIONS
--help
Print usage statement
--config=""
Specifies the location of the Docker client configuration files. The
default is '~/.docker'.
-D, --debug=true|false
Enable debug mode. Default is false.
-H, --host=[unix:///var/run/docker.sock]: tcp://[host]:[port][path] to
bind or unix://[/path/to/socket] to use.
The socket(s) to bind to in daemon mode specified using one or more
tcp://host:port/path, unix:///path/to/socket, fd://* or fd://sock-
etfd.
If the tcp port is not specified, then it will default to either 2375
when
--tls is off, or 2376 when --tls is on, or --tlsverify is specified.
-l, --log-level="debug|info|warn|error|fatal"
Set the logging level. Default is info.
--tls=true|false
Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify. Default is false.
--tlscacert=~/.docker/ca.pem
Trust certs signed only by this CA.
--tlscert=~/.docker/cert.pem
Path to TLS certificate file.
--tlskey=~/.docker/key.pem
Path to TLS key file.
--tlsverify=true|false
Use TLS and verify the remote (daemon: verify client, client: verify
daemon).
Default is false.
-v, --version=true|false
Print version information and quit. Default is false.
COMMANDS
Use "docker help" or "docker --help" to get an overview of available
commands.
EXAMPLES
For specific client examples see the man page for the specific Docker
command. For example:
man docker-run
HISTORY
April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot
com) based on docker.com source material and internal work.
Docker Community APRIL 2014 DOCKER(1)
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