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# The Docker commands
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This section contains reference information on using Docker's command line client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to [Use the Docker command line ](cli.md ).
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You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to read the [`daemon` ](daemon.md ) reference page.
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### Docker management commands
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* [daemon ](daemon.md )
* [info ](info.md )
* [inspect ](inspect.md )
* [version ](version.md )
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### Image commands
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* [build ](build.md )
* [commit ](commit.md )
* [export ](export.md )
* [history ](history.md )
* [images ](images.md )
* [import ](import.md )
* [load ](load.md )
* [rmi ](rmi.md )
* [save ](save.md )
* [tag ](tag.md )
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### Container commands
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* [attach ](attach.md )
* [cp ](cp.md )
* [create ](create.md )
* [diff ](diff.md )
* [events ](events.md )
* [exec ](exec.md )
* [kill ](kill.md )
* [logs ](logs.md )
* [pause ](pause.md )
* [port ](port.md )
* [ps ](ps.md )
* [rename ](rename.md )
* [restart ](restart.md )
* [rm ](rm.md )
* [run ](run.md )
* [start ](start.md )
* [stats ](stats.md )
* [stop ](stop.md )
* [top ](top.md )
* [unpause ](unpause.md )
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* [update ](update.md )
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* [wait ](wait.md )
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### Hub and registry commands
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* [login ](login.md )
* [logout ](logout.md )
* [pull ](pull.md )
* [push ](push.md )
* [search ](search.md )
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### Network and connectivity commands
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* [network_connect ](network_connect.md )
* [network_create ](network_create.md )
* [network_disconnect ](network_disconnect.md )
* [network_inspect ](network_inspect.md )
* [network_ls ](network_ls.md )
* [network_rm ](network_rm.md )
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### Shared data volume commands
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* [volume_create ](volume_create.md )
* [volume_inspect ](volume_inspect.md )
* [volume_ls ](volume_ls.md )
* [volume_rm ](volume_rm.md )