command: docker ps
short: List containers
long: List containers
usage: docker ps [OPTIONS]
pname: docker
plink: docker.yaml
options:
- option: all
  shorthand: a
  value_type: bool
  default_value: "false"
  description: Show all containers (default shows just running)
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: filter
  shorthand: f
  value_type: filter
  description: Filter output based on conditions provided
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: format
  value_type: string
  description: Pretty-print containers using a Go template
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: last
  shorthand: "n"
  value_type: int
  default_value: "-1"
  description: Show n last created containers (includes all states)
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: latest
  shorthand: l
  value_type: bool
  default_value: "false"
  description: Show the latest created container (includes all states)
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: no-trunc
  value_type: bool
  default_value: "false"
  description: Don't truncate output
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: quiet
  shorthand: q
  value_type: bool
  default_value: "false"
  description: Only display numeric IDs
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: size
  shorthand: s
  value_type: bool
  default_value: "false"
  description: Display total file sizes
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
examples: |-
  ### Prevent truncating output

  Running `docker ps --no-trunc` showing 2 linked containers.

  ```bash
  $ docker ps

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                        COMMAND                CREATED              STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  4c01db0b339c        ubuntu:12.04                 bash                   17 seconds ago       Up 16 seconds       3300-3310/tcp       webapp
  d7886598dbe2        crosbymichael/redis:latest   /redis-server --dir    33 minutes ago       Up 33 minutes       6379/tcp            redis,webapp/db
  ```

  ### Show both running and stopped containers

  The `docker ps` command only shows running containers by default. To see all
  containers, use the `-a` (or `--all`) flag:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps -a
  ```

  `docker ps` groups exposed ports into a single range if possible. E.g., a
  container that exposes TCP ports `100, 101, 102` displays `100-102/tcp` in
  the `PORTS` column.

  ### Show disk usage by container

  The `docker ps -s` command displays two different on-disk-sizes for each container:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps -s

  CONTAINER ID   IMAGE          COMMAND                  CREATED        STATUS       PORTS   NAMES        SIZE                                                                                      SIZE
  e90b8831a4b8   nginx          "/bin/bash -c 'mkdir "   11 weeks ago   Up 4 hours           my_nginx     35.58 kB (virtual 109.2 MB)
  00c6131c5e30   telegraf:1.5   "/entrypoint.sh"         11 weeks ago   Up 11 weeks          my_telegraf  0 B (virtual 209.5 MB)
  ```
    * The "size" information shows the amount of data (on disk) that is used for the _writable_ layer of each container
    * The "virtual size" is the total amount of disk-space used for the read-only _image_ data used by the container and the writable layer.

  For more information, refer to the [container size on disk](https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/#container-size-on-disk) section.


  ### Filtering

  The filtering flag (`-f` or `--filter`) format is a `key=value` pair. If there is more
  than one filter, then pass multiple flags (e.g. `--filter "foo=bar" --filter "bif=baz"`)

  The currently supported filters are:

  | Filter                | Description                                                                                                                          |
  |:----------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  | `id`                  | Container's ID                                                                                                                       |
  | `name`                | Container's name                                                                                                                     |
  | `label`               | An arbitrary string representing either a key or a key-value pair. Expressed as `<key>` or `<key>=<value>`                           |
  | `exited`              | An integer representing the container's exit code. Only useful with `--all`.                                                         |
  | `status`              | One of `created`, `restarting`, `running`, `removing`, `paused`, `exited`, or `dead`                                                 |
  | `ancestor`            | Filters containers which share a given image as an ancestor. Expressed as `<image-name>[:<tag>]`,  `<image id>`, or `<image@digest>` |
  | `before` or `since`   | Filters containers created before or after a given container ID or name                                                              |
  | `volume`              | Filters running containers which have mounted a given volume or bind mount.                                                          |
  | `network`             | Filters running containers connected to a given network.                                                                             |
  | `publish` or `expose` | Filters containers which publish or expose a given port. Expressed as `<port>[/<proto>]` or `<startport-endport>/[<proto>]`          |
  | `health`              | Filters containers based on their healthcheck status. One of `starting`, `healthy`, `unhealthy` or `none`.                           |
  | `isolation`           | Windows daemon only. One of `default`, `process`, or `hyperv`.                                                                       |
  | `is-task`             | Filters containers that are a "task" for a service. Boolean option (`true` or `false`)                                               |


  #### label

  The `label` filter matches containers based on the presence of a `label` alone or a `label` and a
  value.

  The following filter matches containers with the `color` label regardless of its value.

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter "label=color"

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  673394ef1d4c        busybox             "top"               47 seconds ago      Up 45 seconds                           nostalgic_shockley
  d85756f57265        busybox             "top"               52 seconds ago      Up 51 seconds                           high_albattani
  ```

  The following filter matches containers with the `color` label with the `blue` value.

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter "label=color=blue"

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  d85756f57265        busybox             "top"               About a minute ago   Up About a minute                       high_albattani
  ```

  #### name

  The `name` filter matches on all or part of a container's name.

  The following filter matches all containers with a name containing the `nostalgic_stallman` string.

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter "name=nostalgic_stallman"

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  9b6247364a03        busybox             "top"               2 minutes ago       Up 2 minutes                            nostalgic_stallman
  ```

  You can also filter for a substring in a name as this shows:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter "name=nostalgic"

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  715ebfcee040        busybox             "top"               3 seconds ago       Up 1 second                             i_am_nostalgic
  9b6247364a03        busybox             "top"               7 minutes ago       Up 7 minutes                            nostalgic_stallman
  673394ef1d4c        busybox             "top"               38 minutes ago      Up 38 minutes                           nostalgic_shockley
  ```

  #### exited

  The `exited` filter matches containers by exist status code. For example, to
  filter for containers that have exited successfully:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps -a --filter 'exited=0'

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE             COMMAND                CREATED             STATUS                   PORTS                      NAMES
  ea09c3c82f6e        registry:latest   /srv/run.sh            2 weeks ago         Exited (0) 2 weeks ago   127.0.0.1:5000->5000/tcp   desperate_leakey
  106ea823fe4e        fedora:latest     /bin/sh -c 'bash -l'   2 weeks ago         Exited (0) 2 weeks ago                              determined_albattani
  48ee228c9464        fedora:20         bash                   2 weeks ago         Exited (0) 2 weeks ago                              tender_torvalds
  ```

  #### Filter by exit signal

  You can use a filter to locate containers that exited with status of `137`
  meaning a `SIGKILL(9)` killed them.

  ```bash
  $ docker ps -a --filter 'exited=137'

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                CREATED             STATUS                       PORTS               NAMES
  b3e1c0ed5bfe        ubuntu:latest       "sleep 1000"           12 seconds ago      Exited (137) 5 seconds ago                       grave_kowalevski
  a2eb5558d669        redis:latest        "/entrypoint.sh redi   2 hours ago         Exited (137) 2 hours ago                         sharp_lalande
  ```

  Any of these events result in a `137` status:

  * the `init` process of the container is killed manually
  * `docker kill` kills the container
  * Docker daemon restarts which kills all running containers

  #### status

  The `status` filter matches containers by status. You can filter using
  `created`, `restarting`, `running`, `removing`, `paused`, `exited` and `dead`. For example,
  to filter for `running` containers:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter status=running

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                  COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  715ebfcee040        busybox                "top"               16 minutes ago      Up 16 minutes                           i_am_nostalgic
  d5c976d3c462        busybox                "top"               23 minutes ago      Up 23 minutes                           top
  9b6247364a03        busybox                "top"               24 minutes ago      Up 24 minutes                           nostalgic_stallman
  ```

  To filter for `paused` containers:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter status=paused

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS                      PORTS               NAMES
  673394ef1d4c        busybox             "top"               About an hour ago   Up About an hour (Paused)                       nostalgic_shockley
  ```

  #### ancestor

  The `ancestor` filter matches containers based on its image or a descendant of
  it. The filter supports the following image representation:

  - `image`
  - `image:tag`
  - `image:tag@digest`
  - `short-id`
  - `full-id`

  If you don't specify a `tag`, the `latest` tag is used. For example, to filter
  for containers that use the latest `ubuntu` image:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter ancestor=ubuntu

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  919e1179bdb8        ubuntu-c1           "top"               About a minute ago   Up About a minute                       admiring_lovelace
  5d1e4a540723        ubuntu-c2           "top"               About a minute ago   Up About a minute                       admiring_sammet
  82a598284012        ubuntu              "top"               3 minutes ago        Up 3 minutes                            sleepy_bose
  bab2a34ba363        ubuntu              "top"               3 minutes ago        Up 3 minutes                            focused_yonath
  ```

  Match containers based on the `ubuntu-c1` image which, in this case, is a child
  of `ubuntu`:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter ancestor=ubuntu-c1

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  919e1179bdb8        ubuntu-c1           "top"               About a minute ago   Up About a minute                       admiring_lovelace
  ```

  Match containers based on the `ubuntu` version `12.04.5` image:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter ancestor=ubuntu:12.04.5

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  82a598284012        ubuntu:12.04.5      "top"               3 minutes ago        Up 3 minutes                            sleepy_bose
  ```

  The following matches containers based on the layer `d0e008c6cf02` or an image
  that have this layer in its layer stack.

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter ancestor=d0e008c6cf02

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED              STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  82a598284012        ubuntu:12.04.5      "top"               3 minutes ago        Up 3 minutes                            sleepy_bose
  ```

  #### Create time

  ##### before

  The `before` filter shows only containers created before the container with
  given id or name. For example, having these containers created:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE       COMMAND       CREATED              STATUS              PORTS              NAMES
  9c3527ed70ce        busybox     "top"         14 seconds ago       Up 15 seconds                          desperate_dubinsky
  4aace5031105        busybox     "top"         48 seconds ago       Up 49 seconds                          focused_hamilton
  6e63f6ff38b0        busybox     "top"         About a minute ago   Up About a minute                      distracted_fermat
  ```

  Filtering with `before` would give:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps -f before=9c3527ed70ce

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE       COMMAND       CREATED              STATUS              PORTS              NAMES
  4aace5031105        busybox     "top"         About a minute ago   Up About a minute                      focused_hamilton
  6e63f6ff38b0        busybox     "top"         About a minute ago   Up About a minute                      distracted_fermat
  ```

  ##### since

  The `since` filter shows only containers created since the container with given
  id or name. For example, with the same containers as in `before` filter:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps -f since=6e63f6ff38b0

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE       COMMAND       CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  9c3527ed70ce        busybox     "top"         10 minutes ago      Up 10 minutes                           desperate_dubinsky
  4aace5031105        busybox     "top"         10 minutes ago      Up 10 minutes                           focused_hamilton
  ```

  #### volume

  The `volume` filter shows only containers that mount a specific volume or have
  a volume mounted in a specific path:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter volume=remote-volume --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"

  CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
  9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume

  $ docker ps --filter volume=/data --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Mounts}}"

  CONTAINER ID        MOUNTS
  9c3527ed70ce        remote-volume
  ```

  #### network

  The `network` filter shows only containers that are connected to a network with
  a given name or id.

  The following filter matches all containers that are connected to a network
  with a name containing `net1`.

  ```bash
  $ docker run -d --net=net1 --name=test1 ubuntu top
  $ docker run -d --net=net2 --name=test2 ubuntu top

  $ docker ps --filter network=net1

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE       COMMAND       CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  9d4893ed80fe        ubuntu      "top"         10 minutes ago      Up 10 minutes                           test1
  ```

  The network filter matches on both the network's name and id. The following
  example shows all containers that are attached to the `net1` network, using
  the network id as a filter;

  ```bash
  $ docker network inspect --format "{{.ID}}" net1

  8c0b4110ae930dbe26b258de9bc34a03f98056ed6f27f991d32919bfe401d7c5

  $ docker ps --filter network=8c0b4110ae930dbe26b258de9bc34a03f98056ed6f27f991d32919bfe401d7c5

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE       COMMAND       CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  9d4893ed80fe        ubuntu      "top"         10 minutes ago      Up 10 minutes                           test1
  ```

  #### publish and expose

  The `publish` and `expose` filters show only containers that have published or exposed port with a given port
  number, port range, and/or protocol. The default protocol is `tcp` when not specified.

  The following filter matches all containers that have published port of 80:

  ```bash
  $ docker run -d --publish=80 busybox top
  $ docker run -d --expose=8080 busybox top

  $ docker ps -a

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                   NAMES
  9833437217a5        busybox             "top"               5 seconds ago       Up 4 seconds        8080/tcp                dreamy_mccarthy
  fc7e477723b7        busybox             "top"               50 seconds ago      Up 50 seconds       0.0.0.0:32768->80/tcp   admiring_roentgen

  $ 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
  ```

  The following filter matches all containers that have exposed TCP port in the range of `8000-8080`:
  ```bash
  $ 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
  ```

  The following filter matches all containers that have exposed UDP port `80`:
  ```bash
  $ docker ps --filter publish=80/udp

  CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
  ```

  ### Formatting

  The formatting option (`--format`) pretty-prints container output using a Go
  template.

  Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:

  | Placeholder   | Description                                                                                     |
  |:--------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  | `.ID`         | Container ID                                                                                    |
  | `.Image`      | Image ID                                                                                        |
  | `.Command`    | Quoted command                                                                                  |
  | `.CreatedAt`  | Time when the container was created.                                                            |
  | `.RunningFor` | Elapsed time since the container was started.                                                   |
  | `.Ports`      | Exposed ports.                                                                                  |
  | `.Status`     | Container status.                                                                               |
  | `.Size`       | Container disk size.                                                                            |
  | `.Names`      | Container names.                                                                                |
  | `.Labels`     | All labels assigned to the container.                                                           |
  | `.Label`      | Value of a specific label for this container. For example `'{{.Label "com.docker.swarm.cpu"}}'` |
  | `.Mounts`     | Names of the volumes mounted in this container.                                                 |
  | `.Networks`   | Names of the networks attached to this container.                                               |

  When using the `--format` option, the `ps` command will either output the data
  exactly as the template declares or, when using the `table` directive, includes
  column headers as well.

  The following example uses a template without headers and outputs the `ID` and
  `Command` entries separated by a colon (`:`) for all running containers:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --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
  ```

  To list all running containers with their labels in a table format you can use:

  ```bash
  $ docker ps --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
  ```
deprecated: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false

