rm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Usage: docker rm [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]Remove one or more containers -f, --force Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL) --help Print usage -l, --link Remove the specified link -v, --volumes Remove the volumes associated with the container |
Examples
1 2 | $ docker rm /redis/redis |
This will remove the container referenced under the link /redis.
1 2 | $ docker rm --link /webapp/redis/webapp/redis |
This will remove the underlying link between /webapp and the /redis containers removing all network communication.
1 2 | $ docker rm --force redisredis |
The main process inside the container referenced under the link /redis will receive SIGKILL, then the container will be removed.
1 | $ docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) |
This command will delete all stopped containers. The command docker ps -a -q will return all existing container IDs and pass them to the rm command which will delete them. Any running containers will not be deleted.
1 2 | $ docker rm -v redisredis |
This command will remove the container and any volumes associated with it. Note that if a volume was specified with a name, it will not be removed.
1 2 3 | $ docker create -v awesome:/foo -v /bar --name hello redishello$ docker rm -v hello |
In this example, the volume for /foo will remain intact, but the volume for /bar will be removed. The same behavior holds for volumes inherited with --volumes-from.
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