Download image of a Centos 7.5: docker pull
View the existing list of mirrors: docker images
Use docker run command to run an application in the container:
Use -i -t parameters to run an interactive container:
-t: Specifies a pseudo-terminal or terminals in the new container.
-i: allows you to input standard (STDIN) in the container to interact.
At this point we have entered a container centos 7.5 system, linux command executable in this container, its hostname and host significantly different. Enter exit to exit the container.
Create a process to run container:
docker ps View a list of running container: container ID, Names generated automatically identifies the container object.
docker logs container ID (or Name) view output operation in the container:
docker stop the container ID (or Name) stop the container.
Docker more client usage can be entered directly docker to see:
docker COMMAND --help to view a specific use to help run the command:
