Docker images and containers management

Here are a few commands to manage docker images and containers

Images

List all images:

docker image ls -a

Delete an image:

docker image rm IMAGE_NAME

Containers

Run a container:

docker run IMAGE_NAME

Here, the container will run in the foreground with a randomly assigned name

Run a container in the background:

docker run -d IMAGE_NAME

Run a container and give it a certain name:

docker run -n CONTAINER_NAME IMAGE_NAME

Stop a container (gracefully):

docker stop CONTAINER_NAME

Kill a container (ungraceful stop):

docker kill CONTAINER_NAME

List all containers, including those that are stopped:

docker container ls -a

Delete a container:

docker container rm CONTAINER_NAME

or

docker rm CONTAINER_NAME