5 ADVANCED

DOCKER COMMANDS
that make you a Ninja

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inspect
Get detailed information on Docker objects such as
Containers, Images, Volumes and Networks.
It can also reveal potentially sensitive info like secrets
passed to a container

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exec
Lets you run commands inside a running container.
Use it to gain a shell or spin up new processes inside the
container. Perfect for live troubleshooting and examining
things. Also a potential security risk.

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attach
Allows you to attach your terminal to a running container,
enabling interactive communication. You can observe logs
& ongoing operations and adjust configurations at runtime.

Multiple team members can attach to a container

simultaneously, allowing powerful collaboration.

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stats
Live-stream resource usage stats of containers.
Instant visibility into CPU, Memory, Network & Disk usage to
monitor container health.

Use historical data for better capacity planning & scaling of

your application containers.

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top
View running processes inside a container.

Analyze resource consumption and figure out which

processes are consuming the lion's share.

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