% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals
% Docker Community
% JUNE 2014
# NAME
docker-top - Display the running processes of a container
# SYNOPSIS
**docker top**
[**--help**]
CONTAINER [ps OPTIONS]
# DESCRIPTION
Display the running process of the container. ps-OPTION can be any of the options you would pass to a Linux ps command.
All displayed information is from host's point of view.
# OPTIONS
**--help**
Print usage statement
# EXAMPLES
Run **docker top** with the ps option of -x:
$ docker top 8601afda2b -x
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
16623 ? Ss 0:00 sleep 99999
# 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>
June 2015, updated by Ma Shimiao <mashimiao.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
December 2015, updated by Pavel Pospisil <pospispa@gmail.com>