Signed-off-by: Dan Cotora <d@bluevision.ro>
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@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ and foreground Docker containers. |
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When set to true publish all exposed ports to the host interfaces. The |
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default is false. If the operator uses -P (or -p) then Docker will make the |
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exposed port accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any |
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-client that can reach the host. To find the map between the host ports and the |
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-exposed ports, use **docker port**. |
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+client that can reach the host. When using -P, Docker will bind the exposed |
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+ports to a random port on the host between 49153 and 65535. To find the |
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+mapping between the host ports and the exposed ports, use **docker port**. |
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**-p**, **--publish**=[] |
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Publish a container's port to the host (format: ip:hostPort:containerPort | |
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@@ -381,8 +381,9 @@ with `-P` or `-p,` or start the client container with `--link`. |
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If the operator uses `-P` or `-p` then Docker will make the exposed port |
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accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any client |
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-that can reach the host. To find the map between the host ports and the |
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-exposed ports, use `docker port`) |
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+that can reach the host. When using `-P`, Docker will bind the exposed |
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+ports to a random port on the host between 49153 and 65535. To find the |
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+mapping between the host ports and the exposed ports, use `docker port`. |
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If the operator uses `--link` when starting the new client container, |
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then the client container can access the exposed port via a private |