Docker Commands

Images

docker pull: download images from remote registries.
docker images: list all images stored in localhost
docker inspect: display all details of an images (layer data and metada)
docker manifest inspect: display the manifest list of any image stored on Docker Hub.
docker buildx: Docker CLI plugin that extends the Docker CLI to support multi-arch builds.
docker rmi: delete image.

docker run: start a new container
Ctrl-PQ: detach the shell from the terminal of a container and leave the container running in the background.
docker ps: list all containers in the running state. The -a flag also display stopped contaners.
docker exec: runs a new process inside of a running container. It's useful for attaching the shell of the Docker host to a terminal inside a running container.
docker stop: stops a running container and put it in the exited (0) state.
docker start: restarts a stopped container.
docker rm: deletes a stopped container.
docker inspect: displays detailed configuration and runtime information abut a container.

docker build: reads a Dockerfile and containerizes an application. The -t flag tags the image, and the -f flag lets you specify the name and location of the Dockerfile.
The Dockerfile FROM instruction specifies the base image for the new image you're building.
The Dockerfile RUN instruction lets you to run commands inside the image during a build. Each RUN instruction adds a new layer to the overall image.
The Dockerfile COPY instruction adds files into the image as a new layer.
The Dockerfile EXPOSE instruction documents the network port an application uses.
The Dockerfile ENTRYPOINT instruction sets the default application to run when the image is started as a container.