% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals

 % Docker Community

 % FEBRUARY 2015

 # NAME
 docker-ps - List containers
 
 # SYNOPSIS

 **docker ps**

 [**-a**|**--all**]

 [**-f**|**--filter**[=*[]*]]

 [**--format**=*"TEMPLATE"*]
 [**--help**]

 [**-l**|**--latest**]

 [**-n**[=*-1*]]

 [**--no-trunc**]
 [**-q**|**--quiet**]
 [**-s**|**--size**]

 
 # DESCRIPTION
 

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

 the running containers.
 
 # OPTIONS
 **-a**, **--all**=*true*|*false*

    Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default. The default is *false*.

 **-f**, **--filter**=[]

    Filter output based on these conditions:
    - exited=<int> an exit code of <int>
    - label=<key> or label=<key>=<value>

    - status=(created|restarting|running|paused|exited|dead)

    - name=<string> a container's name
    - id=<ID> a container's ID
    - before=(<container-name>|<container-id>)
    - since=(<container-name>|<container-id>)
    - ancestor=(<image-name>[:tag]|<image-id>|<image@digest>) - containers created from an image or a descendant.

    - volume=(<volume-name>|<mount-point-destination>)

 **--format**="*TEMPLATE*"

    Pretty-print containers using a Go template.
    Valid placeholders:
       .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.

 
 **--help**
   Print usage statement
 

 **-l**, **--latest**=*true*|*false*

    Show only the latest created container (includes all states). The default is *false*.

 **-n**=*-1*

    Show n last created containers (includes all states).

 
 **--no-trunc**=*true*|*false*

    Don't truncate output. The default is *false*.

 
 **-q**, **--quiet**=*true*|*false*

    Only display numeric IDs. The default is *false*.

 
 **-s**, **--size**=*true*|*false*

    Display total file sizes. The default is *false*.

 # EXAMPLES

 # Display all containers, including non-running
 
     # docker ps -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
 
 # Display only IDs of all containers, including non-running
 
     # docker ps -a -q
     a87ecb4f327c
     01946d9d34d8
     c1d3b0166030
     41d50ecd2f57
 

 # Display only IDs of all containers that have the name `determined_torvalds`
 
     # docker ps -a -q --filter=name=determined_torvalds
     c1d3b0166030
 

 # Display containers with their commands
 
     # docker ps --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
 
 # Display containers with their labels in a table
 
     # docker ps --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
 
 # Display containers with their node label in a table
 
     # docker ps --format 'table {{.ID}}\t{{(.Label "com.docker.swarm.node")}}'
     CONTAINER ID        NODE
     a87ecb4f327c        ubuntu
     01946d9d34d8
     c1d3b0166030        debian
     41d50ecd2f57        fedora
 

 # Display containers with `remote-volume` mounted
 
     $ docker ps --filter volume=remote-volume --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
     CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
     9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume
 
 # Display containers with a volume mounted in `/data`
 
     $ docker ps --filter volume=/data --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
     CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
     9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume
 

 # HISTORY
 April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)

 based on docker.com source material and internal work.

 June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>

 August 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>

 November 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>

 February 2015, updated by André Martins <martins@noironetworks.com>