Merge pull request #8123 from dcro/docs-clarifications

Updated the documentation to to clarify random port mapping when using -...
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Sven Dowideit 2014-09-23 09:57:19 +10:00
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@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ and foreground Docker containers.
When set to true publish all exposed ports to the host interfaces. The
default is false. If the operator uses -P (or -p) then Docker will make the
exposed port accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any
client that can reach the host. To find the map between the host ports and the
exposed ports, use **docker port**.
client that can reach the host. When using -P, Docker will bind the exposed
ports to a random port on the host between 49153 and 65535. To find the
mapping between the host ports and the exposed ports, use **docker port**.
**-p**, **--publish**=[]
Publish a container's port to the host (format: ip:hostPort:containerPort |

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@ -381,8 +381,9 @@ with `-P` or `-p,` or start the client container with `--link`.
If the operator uses `-P` or `-p` then Docker will make the exposed port
accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any client
that can reach the host. To find the map between the host ports and the
exposed ports, use `docker port`)
that can reach the host. When using `-P`, Docker will bind the exposed
ports to a random port on the host between 49153 and 65535. To find the
mapping between the host ports and the exposed ports, use `docker port`.
If the operator uses `--link` when starting the new client container,
then the client container can access the exposed port via a private