command: docker version
short: Show the Docker version information
long: |-
  By default, this will render all version information in an easy to read
  layout. If a format is specified, the given template will be executed instead.

  Go's [text/template](http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/) package
  describes all the details of the format.
usage: docker version [OPTIONS]
pname: docker
plink: docker.yaml
options:
- option: format
  shorthand: f
  value_type: string
  description: Format the output using the given Go template
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: kubeconfig
  value_type: string
  description: Kubernetes config file
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: true
  swarm: false
examples: |-
  ### Default output

  ```bash
  $ docker version

  Client:
   Version:           19.03.8
   API version:       1.40
   Go version:        go1.12.17
   Git commit:        afacb8b
   Built:             Wed Mar 11 01:21:11 2020
   OS/Arch:           darwin/amd64
   Experimental:      true

  Server:
   Engine:
    Version:          19.03.8
    API version:      1.40 (minimum version 1.12)
    Go version:       go1.12.17
    Git commit:       afacb8b
    Built:            Wed Mar 11 01:29:16 2020
    OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
    Experimental:     true
   containerd:
    Version:          v1.2.13
    GitCommit:        7ad184331fa3e55e52b890ea95e65ba581ae3429
   runc:
    Version:          1.0.0-rc10
    GitCommit:        dc9208a3303feef5b3839f4323d9beb36df0a9dd
   docker-init:
    Version:          0.18.0
    GitCommit:        fec3683
  ```

  ### Get the server version

  ```bash
  $ docker version --format '{{.Server.Version}}'

  19.03.8
  ```

  ### Dump raw JSON data

  ```bash
  $ docker version --format '{{json .}}'

  {"Client":{"Platform":{"Name":"Docker Engine - Community"},"Version":"19.03.8","ApiVersion":"1.40","DefaultAPIVersion":"1.40","GitCommit":"afacb8b","GoVersion":"go1.12.17","Os":"darwin","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Wed Mar 11 01:21:11 2020","Experimental":true},"Server":{"Platform":{"Name":"Docker Engine - Community"},"Components":[{"Name":"Engine","Version":"19.03.8","Details":{"ApiVersion":"1.40","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Wed Mar 11 01:29:16 2020","Experimental":"true","GitCommit":"afacb8b","GoVersion":"go1.12.17","KernelVersion":"4.19.76-linuxkit","MinAPIVersion":"1.12","Os":"linux"}},{"Name":"containerd","Version":"v1.2.13","Details":{"GitCommit":"7ad184331fa3e55e52b890ea95e65ba581ae3429"}},{"Name":"runc","Version":"1.0.0-rc10","Details":{"GitCommit":"dc9208a3303feef5b3839f4323d9beb36df0a9dd"}},{"Name":"docker-init","Version":"0.18.0","Details":{"GitCommit":"fec3683"}}],"Version":"19.03.8","ApiVersion":"1.40","MinAPIVersion":"1.12","GitCommit":"afacb8b","GoVersion":"go1.12.17","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","KernelVersion":"4.19.76-linuxkit","Experimental":true,"BuildTime":"2020-03-11T01:29:16.000000000+00:00"}}
  ```
deprecated: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false