% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % FEBRUARY 2015 # NAME docker-ps - List containers # SYNOPSIS **docker ps** [**-a**|**--all**[=*false*]] [**--before**[=*BEFORE*]] [**--help**] [**-f**|**--filter**[=*[]*]] [**-l**|**--latest**[=*false*]] [**-n**[=*-1*]] [**--no-trunc**[=*false*]] [**-q**|**--quiet**[=*false*]] [**-s**|**--size**[=*false*]] [**--since**[=*SINCE*]] # DESCRIPTION List the containers in the local repository. By default this show only the running containers. # OPTIONS **-a**, **--all**=*true*|*false* Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default. The default is *false*. **--before**="" Show only container created before Id or Name, include non-running ones. **--help** Print usage statement **-f**, **--filter**=[] Provide filter values. Valid filters: exited=<int> - containers with exit code of <int> label=<key> or label=<key>=<value> status=(restarting|running|paused|exited) name=<string> - container's name id=<ID> - container's ID **-l**, **--latest**=*true*|*false* Show only the latest created container, include non-running ones. The default is *false*. **-n**=-1 Show n last created containers, include non-running ones. **--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*. **--since**="" Show only containers created since Id or Name, include non-running ones. # 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 # 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>