docker container rm
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesDescription
Remove one or more containers
Usage
docker container rm [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Options
| Name, shorthand | Default | Description |
--force , -f |
Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL) | |
--link , -l |
Remove the specified link | |
--volumes , -v |
Remove the volumes associated with the container |
Parent command
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| docker container | Manage containers |
Related commands
| Command | Description |
| docker container attach | Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container |
| docker container commit | Create a new image from a container’s changes |
| docker container cp | Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem |
| docker container create | Create a new container |
| docker container diff | Inspect changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem |
| docker container exec | Run a command in a running container |
| docker container export | Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive |
| docker container inspect | Display detailed information on one or more containers |
| docker container kill | Kill one or more running containers |
| docker container logs | Fetch the logs of a container |
| docker container ls | List containers |
| docker container pause | Pause all processes within one or more containers |
| docker container port | List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container |
| docker container prune | Remove all stopped containers |
| docker container rename | Rename a container |
| docker container restart | Restart one or more containers |
| docker container rm | Remove one or more containers |
| docker container run | Run a command in a new container |
| docker container start | Start one or more stopped containers |
| docker container stats | Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics |
| docker container stop | Stop one or more running containers |
| docker container top | Display the running processes of a container |
| docker container unpause | Unpause all processes within one or more containers |
| docker container update | Update configuration of one or more containers |
| docker container wait | Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes |