docker-container-rm1

Usage

Overview

docker container rm will remove one or more containers from the host node. The container name or ID can be used. This does not remove images. You cannot remove a running container unless you use the -f option. To see all containers on a host use the docker container ls -a command.

Examples

Removing a container using its ID

To remove a container using its ID, find either from a docker ps -a command, or use the ID returned from the docker run command, or retrieve it from a file used to store it using the docker run --cidfile:

docker container rm abebf7571666

Removing a container using the container name

The name of the container can be found using the docker ps -a command. The use that name as follows:

docker container rm hopeful_morse

Removing a container and all associated volumes

$ docker container rm -v redis
redis

This command will remove the container and any volumes associated with it. Note that if a volume was specified with a name, it will not be removed.

$ docker create -v awesome:/foo -v /bar --name hello redis
hello
$ docker container rm -v hello

In this example, the volume for /foo will remain in tact, but the volume for /bar will be removed. The same behavior holds for volumes inherited with --volumes-from.

Options

-f, --force[=false]
Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL)

-l, --link[=false]
Remove the specified link

-v, --volumes[=false]
Remove anonymous volumes associated with the container