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NAME
       docker-container-ls - List containers



SYNOPSIS
       docker container ls [OPTIONS]



DESCRIPTION
       List the containers in the local repository. By default this shows only
       the running containers.


Filters
       Filter output based on these conditions:
	  - ancestor=([:tag]||image@digest ⟨mailto:image@digest⟩)
	    containers created from an image or a descendant.
	  - before=(|)
	  - expose=([/]|/[])
	  - exited= an exit code of
	  - health=(starting|healthy|unhealthy|none)
	  - id= a container's ID
	  - isolation=(default|process|hyperv) (Windows daemon only)
	  - is-task=(true|false)
	  - label= or label==
	  - name= a container's name
	  - network=(|)
	  - publish=([/]|/[])
	  - since=(|)
	  - status=(created|restarting|removing|running|paused|exited)
	  - volume=(|)


Format
       The formatting option (--format) pretty-prints container output using a
       Go template.


       Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
	  - .ID		  - Container ID.
	  - .Image	  - Image ID.
	  - .Command	  - Quoted command.
	  - .CreatedAt	  - Time when the container was created.
	  - .RunningFor	  - Elapsed time since the container was started.
	  - .Ports	  - Exposed ports.
	  - .Status	  - Container status.
	  - .Size	  - Container disk size.
	  - .Names	  - Container names.
	  - .Labels	  - All labels assigned to the container.
	  - .Label	  - Value of a specific label for this container.
			    For example '{{.Label "com.docker.swarm.cpu"}}'.
	  - .Mounts	  - Names of the volumes mounted in this container.
	  - .Networks	  - Names of the networks attached to this container.



EXAMPLES
Display all containers, including non-running
       $ docker container ls -a
       CONTAINER ID	   IMAGE		 COMMAND		CREATED		    STATUS	PORTS	 NAMES
       a87ecb4f327c	   ubuntu:24.04		 /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA	20 minutes ago	    Exit 0		 desperate_brattain
       01946d9d34d8	   busybox		 /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA	33 minutes ago	    Exit 0		 thirsty_bell
       c1d3b0166030	   acffc0358b9e		 /bin/sh -c yum -y up	2 weeks ago	    Exit 1		 determined_torvalds
       41d50ecd2f57	   ubuntu:24.04		 /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA	2 weeks ago	    Exit 0		 drunk_pike


Display only IDs of all containers, including non-running
       $ docker container ls -a -q
       a87ecb4f327c
       01946d9d34d8
       c1d3b0166030
       41d50ecd2f57


Display only IDs of all containers that have the name determined_torvalds
       $ docker container ls -a -q --filter=name=determined_torvalds
       c1d3b0166030


Display containers with their commands
       $ docker container ls --format "{{.ID}}: {{.Command}}"
       a87ecb4f327c: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA
       01946d9d34d8: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA
       c1d3b0166030: /bin/sh -c yum -y up
       41d50ecd2f57: /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA


Display containers with their labels in a table
       $ docker container ls --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Labels}}"
       CONTAINER ID	   LABELS
       a87ecb4f327c	   com.docker.swarm.node=ubuntu,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd
       01946d9d34d8
       c1d3b0166030	   com.docker.swarm.node=debian,com.docker.swarm.cpu=6
       41d50ecd2f57	   com.docker.swarm.node=fedora,com.docker.swarm.cpu=3,com.docker.swarm.storage=ssd


Display containers with their node label in a table
       $ docker container ls --format 'table {{.ID}}\t{{(.Label "com.docker.swarm.node")}}'
       CONTAINER ID	   NODE
       a87ecb4f327c	   worker-1
       01946d9d34d8
       c1d3b0166030	   worker-1
       41d50ecd2f57	   worker-2


Display containers with remote-volume mounted
       $ docker container ls --filter volume=remote-volume --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
       CONTAINER ID	   MOUNTS
       9c3527ed70ce	   remote-volume


Display containers with a volume mounted in /data
       $ docker container ls --filter volume=/data --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"
       CONTAINER ID	   MOUNTS
       9c3527ed70ce	   remote-volume


Display containers that have published port of 80:
       $ docker ps --filter publish=80
       CONTAINER ID	   IMAGE	       COMMAND		   CREATED		STATUS		    PORTS		    NAMES
       fc7e477723b7	   busybox	       "top"		   About a minute ago	Up About a minute   0.0.0.0:32768->80/tcp   admiring_roentgen


Display containers that have exposed TCP port in the range of 8000-8080:
       $ docker ps --filter expose=8000-8080/tcp
       CONTAINER ID	   IMAGE	       COMMAND		   CREATED	       STATUS		   PORTS	       NAMES
       9833437217a5	   busybox	       "top"		   21 seconds ago      Up 19 seconds	   8080/tcp	       dreamy_mccarthy


Display containers in JSON format:
       $ docker ps --format json
       {"Command":"\"/docker-entrypoint.…\"","CreatedAt":"2021-03-10 00:15:05 +0100 CET","ID":"a762a2b37a1d","Image":"nginx","Labels":"maintainer=NGINX Docker Maintainers \u003cdocker-maint@nginx.com\u003e","LocalVolumes":"0","Mounts":"","Names":"boring_keldysh","Networks":"bridge","Ports":"80/tcp","RunningFor":"4 seconds ago","Size":"0B","State":"running","Status":"Up 3 seconds"}



OPTIONS
       -a, --all[=false]   Show all containers (default shows just running)


       -f, --filter=  Filter output based on conditions provided


       --format=""    Format output using a custom template: 'table':
       Print output in table format with column headers (default) 'table
       TEMPLATE':   Print output in table format using the given Go template
       'json':		   Print in JSON format 'TEMPLATE':	    Print
       output using the given Go template.  Refer to
       https://docs.docker.com/go/formatting/ for more information about
       formatting output with templates


       -n, --last=-1  Show n last created containers (includes all states)


       -l, --latest[=false]	Show the latest created container (includes
       all states)


       --no-trunc[=false]  Don't truncate output


       -q, --quiet[=false]	Only display container IDs


       -s, --size[=false]  Display total file sizes



SEE ALSO
       docker-container(1)

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