Common-used commands in Docker

1. Start running a image in background mode

docker run -it -d <image>:<tag>

e.g. docker run -it -d ubuntu:16.04

2. Start running a image and bind a volume

docker run -it -d <image>:<tag> -v <host_path>:<container_path>

e.g. docker run -it -v /tmp/docker_shared:/home/Downloads -d ubuntu:16.04

3. Commit an image based on specific container

docker commit -m "<comment>" -a "<author>" <container_id> <repo_name>:<tag>

e.g. docker commit -m "Added HBase Standalone database" -a "Xianyi Ye" e6f05969d5db yexianyi/hbase-standalone:v1

4. Log into docker hub

docker login --username=<username> --password=<password>

e.g. docker login --username=tester --password=tester

5. Push your own image to docker hub

docker push <image>:<tag>

e.g. docker push yexianyi/hbase-standalone:v1

6. Remove stopped container

docker rm <container_id>

e.g. docker rm 3e0d79e2e5ea

7. Remove image

docker rmi <image_id>

e.g. docker rmi 3e0d79e2e5ea

8. Check CPU&Mem occupation

docker stats

9. Remove all containers

docker rm `docker ps -a -q`