moby--moby/contrib/man/md/docker-rm.md

% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % William Henry % APRIL 2014

NAME

docker-rm - Remove one or more containers.

SYNOPSIS

docker rm [-f|--force[=false] [-l|--link[=false] [-v| --volumes[=false] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

DESCRIPTION

docker rm will remove one or more containers from the host node. The container name or ID can be used. This does not remove images. You cannot remove a running container unless you use the \fB-f\fR option. To see all containers on a host use the docker ps -a command.

OPTIONS

-f, --force=true|false

When set to true, force the removal of the container. The default is false.

-l, --link=true|false

When set to true, remove the specified link and not the underlying container. The default is false.

-v, --volumes=true|false

When set to true, remove the volumes associated to the container. The default is false.

EXAMPLES

##Removing a container using its ID##

To remove a container using its ID, find either from a docker ps -a command, or use the ID returned from the docker run command, or retrieve it from a file used to store it using the docker run --cidfile:

docker rm abebf7571666

##Removing a container using the container name##

The name of the container can be found using the docker ps -a command. The use that name as follows:

docker rm hopeful_morse

HISTORY

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