CLI overview

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Getting help

container --help
container run --help
container image --help

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Common options

container run --debug ubuntu:latest
container list --debug

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Command categories

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Core commands

• container run - Run a container from an image
• container build - Build an OCI image from a Dockerfile

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Container management

• container create - Create a container without starting it
• container start - Start a stopped container
• container stop - Stop running containers gracefully
• container kill - Immediately kill running containers
• container delete (rm) - Delete containers
• container list (ls) - List containers
• container exec - Execute a command in a running container
• container logs - Fetch container logs
• container inspect - Display detailed container information
• container stats - Display real-time resource usage statistics
• container prune - Remove stopped containers

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Image management

• container image list (ls) - List local images
• container image pull - Pull an image from a registry
• container image push - Push an image to a registry
• container image save - Save an image to a tar archive
• container image load - Load an image from a tar archive
• container image tag - Tag an image
• container image delete (rm) - Delete images
• container image prune - Remove unused images
• container image inspect - Display detailed image information

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Builder management

• container builder start - Start the BuildKit builder
• container builder status - Show builder status
• container builder stop - Stop the BuildKit builder
• container builder delete (rm) - Delete the BuildKit builder

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Network management (macOS 26+)

• container network create - Create a network
• container network delete (rm) - Delete networks
• container network prune - Remove unused networks
• container network list (ls) - List networks
• container network inspect - Display detailed network information

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Volume management

• container volume create - Create a volume
• container volume delete (rm) - Delete volumes
• container volume prune - Remove unused volumes
• container volume list (ls) - List volumes
• container volume inspect - Display detailed volume information

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Registry management

• container registry login - Authenticate with a registry
• container registry logout - Log out of a registry
• container registry list - List registry logins

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System management (macOS)

• container system start - Start container services
• container system stop - Stop container services
• container system status - Check service status
• container system version - Show version information
• container system logs - Display system logs
• container system df - Show disk usage
• container system dns - Manage local DNS domains
• container system kernel - Manage the Linux kernel
• container system property - Manage system properties

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Platform availability