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NAME
       docker - Docker image and container command line interface



SYNOPSIS
       docker [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARG...]


       docker [--help|-v|--version]



DESCRIPTION
       docker is a client for interacting with the daemon (see dockerd(8))
       through the CLI.


       The Docker CLI has over 30 commands. The commands are listed below and
       each has its own man page which explains usage and arguments.


       To see the man page for a command run man docker .



OPTIONS
       --help
	 Print usage statement


       --config=""
	 Specifies the location of the Docker client configuration files. The
       default is '~/.docker'.


       -D, --debug=true|false
	 Enable debug mode. Default is false.


       -H, --host=[unix:///var/run/docker.sock]: tcp://[host]:[port][path] to
       bind or unix://[/path/to/socket] to use.
	 The socket(s) to bind to in daemon mode specified using one or more
	 tcp://host:port/path, unix:///path/to/socket, fd://* or
       fd://socketfd.
	 If the tcp port is not specified, then it will default to either 2375
       when
	 --tls is off, or 2376 when --tls is on, or --tlsverify is specified.


       -l, --log-level="debug|info|warn|error|fatal"
	 Set the logging level. Default is info.


       --tls=true|false
	 Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify. Default is false.


       --tlscacert=~/.docker/ca.pem
	 Trust certs signed only by this CA.


       --tlscert=~/.docker/cert.pem
	 Path to TLS certificate file.


       --tlskey=~/.docker/key.pem
	 Path to TLS key file.


       --tlsverify=true|false
	 Use TLS and verify the remote (daemon: verify client, client: verify
       daemon).
	 Default is false.


       -v, --version=true|false
	 Print version information and quit. Default is false.



COMMANDS
       Use "docker help" or "docker --help" to get an overview of available
       commands.



EXAMPLES
       For specific client examples see the man page for the specific Docker
       command. For example:

       man docker-run



HISTORY
       April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot
       com) based on docker.com source material and internal work.

Docker Community		  APRIL 2014			     DOCKER(1)