Simple examples of using docker

1. Install docker on ubuntu 14.04

$sudo apt-get install docker.io

2. Check docker version

$ sudo docker version

Client version: 1.0.1
Client API version: 1.12
Go version (client): go1.2.1
Git commit (client): 990021a
Server version: 1.0.1
Server API version: 1.12
Go version (server): go1.2.1
Git commit (server): 990021a

3. Display docker info

$ sudo docker info
Containers: 0
Images: 17
Storage Driver: aufs
 Root Dir: /var/lib/docker/aufs
 Dirs: 17
Execution Driver: native-0.2
Kernel Version: 3.13.0-43-generic
WARNING: No swap limit support

4. Search docker image

$sudo docker search ubuntu
NAME                          DESCRIPTION                                     STARS     OFFICIAL   AUTOMATED
ubuntu                        Official Ubuntu base image                      1131      [OK]       

5. Pull docker image

$ sudo docker pull ubuntu:14.04

6. Search docker image

$ sudo docker images
REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             VIRTUAL SIZE
ubuntu              15.04               b12dbb6f7084        9 days ago          117.2 MB
ubuntu              14.04               8eaa4ff06b53        9 days ago          188.3 MB
ubuntu              12.04               f959d044ebdf        9 days ago          130.1 MB

7. Run docker image
sudo docker run -i -t ubuntu /bin/bash
root@a94277a3902b:/#

8. Exit container

root@a94277a3902b:/#exit
or CTRL+D

9. List all containers
$ sudo docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS                     PORTS               NAMES
a94277a3902b        ubuntu:14.04        /bin/bash           54 minutes ago      Exited (0) 4 seconds ago                       sad_pike            


10. Start a stopped container
$ sudo docker start a94277a3902b
a94277a3902b


11. List running containers
$ sudo docker ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
a94277a3902b        ubuntu:14.04        /bin/bash           32 minutes ago      Up 43 seconds                           sad_pike            

12. Attach a running container
$ sudo docker attach a94277a3902b
root@a94277a3902b:/#


13. Detach container

root@a94277a3902b:/#CTRL+P CTRL+Q
$

14. Stop a running container

$ sudo docker stop a94277a3902b
a94277a3902b

16. Restart a running container

$ sudo docker restart a94277a3902b
a94277a3902b

17. Lookup running processes of a container

$ sudo docker top a94277a3902b
UID                 PID                 PPID                C                   STIME               TTY                 TIME                CMD
root                5613                29364               0                   15:18               pts/15              00:00:00            /bin/bash

18. Kill a running container

$ sudo docker kill a94277a3902b
a94277a3902b

19. Remove a container

$ sudo docker rm a94277a3902b
a94277a3902b