docker volume inspect
Estimated reading time: 1 minuteDescription
Display detailed information on one or more volumes
API 1.21+
The client and daemon API must both be at least
1.21
to use this command. Use the docker version
command on the client to check
your client and daemon API versions.
Usage
docker volume inspect [OPTIONS] VOLUME [VOLUME...]
Options
Name, shorthand | Default | Description |
--format , -f |
Format the output using the given Go template |
Parent command
Command | Description |
---|---|
docker volume | Manage volumes |
Related commands
Command | Description |
docker volume create | Create a volume |
docker volume inspect | Display detailed information on one or more volumes |
docker volume ls | List volumes |
docker volume prune | Remove all unused local volumes |
docker volume rm | Remove one or more volumes |
Extended description
Returns information about a volume. By default, this command renders all results in a JSON array. You can specify an alternate format to execute a given template for each result. Go’s text/template package describes all the details of the format.
Examples
$ docker volume create
85bffb0677236974f93955d8ecc4df55ef5070117b0e53333cc1b443777be24d
$ docker volume inspect 85bffb0677236974f93955d8ecc4df55ef5070117b0e53333cc1b443777be24d
[
{
"Name": "85bffb0677236974f93955d8ecc4df55ef5070117b0e53333cc1b443777be24d",
"Driver": "local",
"Mountpoint": "/var/lib/docker/volumes/85bffb0677236974f93955d8ecc4df55ef5070117b0e53333cc1b443777be24d/_data",
"Status": null
}
]
$ docker volume inspect --format '{{ .Mountpoint }}' 85bffb0677236974f93955d8ecc4df55ef5070117b0e53333cc1b443777be24d
/var/lib/docker/volumes/85bffb0677236974f93955d8ecc4df55ef5070117b0e53333cc1b443777be24d/_data