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<?><?><?> (NAME)
       docker-container-ls - <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?>
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<?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?> (SYNOPSIS)
       docker container ls [OPTIONS]



<?><?><?> (DESCRIPTION)
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<?><?><?><?><?><?><?> (Filters)
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          - ancestor=([:tag]||image@digest <mailto:image@digest>)
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          - before=(|)
          - expose=([/]|/[])
          - exited= <?><?> <?><?> <?><?><?><?>
          - health=(starting|healthy|unhealthy|none)
          - id= <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?>
          - isolation=(default|process|hyperv) (<?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?>
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          - is-task=(true|false)
          - label= <?><?> label==
          - name= <?><?><?> <?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?>
          - network=(|)
          - publish=([/]|/[])
          - since=(|)
          - status=(created|restarting|removing|running|paused|exited)
          - volume=(|)


<?><?><?><?> (Format)
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          - .Image        - <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?>.
          - .Command      - <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?>.
          - .CreatedAt    - <?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?>
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          - .RunningFor   - <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?>
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          - .Ports        - <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?>
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          - .Status       - <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?>.
          - .Size         - <?><?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?>
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          - .Names        - <?><?><?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?>.
          - .Labels       - <?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?>
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<?><?><?><?><?><?><?> (EXAMPLES)
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       <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?> (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


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


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


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       <?><?><?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?> (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


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       (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


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       (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


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


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       <?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?> <?><?> data/ (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


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       <?><?> <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?> (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


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       <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?> (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


<?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?><?> <?><?> <?><?><?><?> JSON (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]   <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?>
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       -n, --last=-1  <?><?><?><?><?> n <?><?><?><?><?><?><?>
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       -l, --latest[=false]     <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?>
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       --no-trunc[=false]  <?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?>
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       -q, --quiet[=false]      <?><?><?><?> <?><?><?><?><?>
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       -s, --size[=false]  <?><?><?><?><?> <?><?>
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<?><?><?><?><?><?> (SEE ALSO)
       docker-container(1)

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