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% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals |
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% Docker Community
% JUNE 2014 |
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# NAME |
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docker-rm - Remove one or more containers |
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# SYNOPSIS |
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**docker rm** |
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[**-f**|**--force**]
[**-l**|**--link**]
[**-v**|**--volumes**] |
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CONTAINER [CONTAINER...] |
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# DESCRIPTION
**docker rm** will remove one or more containers from the host node. The
container name or ID can be used. This does not remove images. You cannot |
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remove a running container unless you use the **-f** option. To see all |
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containers on a host use the **docker ps -a** command.
# OPTIONS |
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**--help**
Print usage statement
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**-f**, **--force**=*true*|*false*
Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL). The default is *false*.
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**-l**, **--link**=*true*|*false* |
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Remove the specified link and not the underlying container. The default is *false*. |
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**-v**, **--volumes**=*true*|*false* |
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Remove the volumes associated with the container. The default is *false*. |
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# EXAMPLES
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## Removing a container using its ID |
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To remove a container using its ID, find either from a **docker ps -a**
command, or use the ID returned from the **docker run** command, or retrieve |
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it from a file used to store it using the **docker run --cidfile**: |
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docker rm abebf7571666
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## Removing a container using the container name |
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The name of the container can be found using the **docker ps -a**
command. The use that name as follows:
docker rm hopeful_morse
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## Removing a container and all associated volumes
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$ docker rm -v redis
redis |
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This command will remove the container and any volumes associated with it.
Note that if a volume was specified with a name, it will not be removed.
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$ docker create -v awesome:/foo -v /bar --name hello redis
hello
$ docker rm -v hello |
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In this example, the volume for `/foo` will remain in tact, but the volume for
`/bar` will be removed. The same behavior holds for volumes inherited with
`--volumes-from`.
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# HISTORY |
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April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) |
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based on docker.com source material and internal work. |
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June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> |
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July 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> |
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August 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> |