% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals
% William Henry
% APRIL 2014
# NAME
docker-ps - List containers

# SYNOPSIS
**docker ps** [**-a**|**--all**=*false*] [**--before**=""]
[**-l**|**--latest**=*false*] [**-n**=*-1*] [**--no-trunc**=*false*]
[**-q**|**--quiet**=*false*] [**-s**|**--size**=*false*]
[**--since**=""]

# DESCRIPTION

List the containers in the local repository. By default this show only
the running containers.

# OPTIONS

**-a**, **--all**=*true*|*false*
   When true show all containers. Only running containers are shown by
default. Default is false.

**--before**=""
   Show only container created before Id or Name, include non-running
ones.

**-l**, **--latest**=*true*|*false*
   When true show only the latest created container, include non-running
ones. The default is false.

**-n**=NUM
   Show NUM (integer) last created containers, include non-running ones.
The default is -1 (none)

**--no-trunc**=*true*|*false*
   When true truncate output. Default is false.

**-q**, **--quiet**=*true*|*false*
   When false only display numeric IDs. Default is false.

**-s**, **--size**=*true*|*false*
   When true display container sizes. Default is false.

**--since**=""
   Show only containers created since Id or Name, include non-running ones.

# EXAMPLE
# Display all containers, including non-running

    # docker ps -a
    CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                 COMMAND                CREATED             STATUS      PORTS    NAMES
    a87ecb4f327c        fedora:20             /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   20 minutes ago      Exit 0               desperate_brattain
    01946d9d34d8        vpavlin/rhel7:latest  /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   33 minutes ago      Exit 0               thirsty_bell
    c1d3b0166030        acffc0358b9e          /bin/sh -c yum -y up   2 weeks ago         Exit 1               determined_torvalds
    41d50ecd2f57        fedora:20             /bin/sh -c #(nop) MA   2 weeks ago         Exit 0               drunk_pike

# Display only IDs of all containers, including non-running

    # docker ps -a -q
    a87ecb4f327c
    01946d9d34d8
    c1d3b0166030
    41d50ecd2f57

# HISTORY
April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
based on docker.io source material and internal work.