version
Usage: docker version [OPTIONS] Show the Docker version information. -f, --format="" Format the output using the given go template --help Print usage
By default, this will render all version information in an easy to read layout. If a format is specified, the given template will be executed instead.
Go’s text/template package describes all the details of the format.
Examples
Default output:
$ docker version Client: Version: 1.8.0 API version: 1.20 Go version: go1.4.2 Git commit: f5bae0a Built: Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015 OS/Arch: linux/amd64 Server: Version: 1.8.0 API version: 1.20 Go version: go1.4.2 Git commit: f5bae0a Built: Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015 OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Get server version:
$ docker version --format '{{.Server.Version}}' 1.8.0
Dump raw data:
$ docker version --format '{{json .}}' {"Client":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"},"ServerOK":true,"Server":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","KernelVersion":"3.13.2-gentoo","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"}}
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