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NAME
       docker-container-diff  -  Inspect  changes to files or directories on a
       container's filesystem

SYNOPSIS
       docker container diff CONTAINER

DESCRIPTION
       List the changed files and  directories  in  a  container᾿s  filesystem
       since  the  container  was created. Three different types of change are
       tracked:

       ┌───────┬───────────────────────────────┐
       │Symbol │ Description                   │
       ├───────┼───────────────────────────────┤
       │A      │ A file or directory was added │
       ├───────┼───────────────────────────────┤
       │D      │ A  file  or   directory   was │
       │       │ deleted                       │
       ├───────┼───────────────────────────────┤
       │C      │ A   file   or  directory  was │
       │       │ changed                       │
       └───────┴───────────────────────────────┘

       You can use the full or shortened container ID or  the  container  name
       set using docker run --name option.

EXAMPLES
       Inspect the changes to an nginx container:

       $ docker diff 1fdfd1f54c1b

       C /dev
       C /dev/console
       C /dev/core
       C /dev/stdout
       C /dev/fd
       C /dev/ptmx
       C /dev/stderr
       C /dev/stdin
       C /run
       A /run/nginx.pid
       C /var/lib/nginx/tmp
       A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body
       A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/fastcgi
       A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/proxy
       A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/scgi
       A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/uwsgi
       C /var/log/nginx
       A /var/log/nginx/access.log
       A /var/log/nginx/error.log

SEE ALSO
       docker-container(1)

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