Containers
A container is a runtime instance of an image.
# Start a container
#-it flag to attach it to the terminal
sudo docker container run -it ubuntu /bin/bash
root@8bd87f63ff12:/# ps
#PID TTY TIME CMD
# 1 pts/0 00:00:00 bash
# 10 pts/0 00:00:00 ps
root@8bd87f63ff12:/# exit
sudo docker container ls
# CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND NAMES
# 8bd87f63ff12 ubuntu "/bin/bash" competent_goldwasser
# Stop a container
sudo docker container stop competent_goldwasser
sudo docker container ls
# CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND NAMES
Status
Check the status of the Docker daemon.
service docker status
# docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
# Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled)
# Active: active (running)
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