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% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JUNE 2014
NAME
docker-commit - Create a new image from a container's changes
SYNOPSIS
docker commit [-a|--author[=AUTHOR]] [-m|--message[=MESSAGE]] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]
DESCRIPTION
Using an existing container's name or ID you can create a new image.
OPTIONS
-a, --author="" Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith hannibal@a-team.com")
-m, --message="" Commit message
-p, --pause=true Pause container during commit
EXAMPLES
Creating a new image from an existing container
An existing Fedora based container has had Apache installed while running in interactive mode with the bash shell. Apache is also running. To create a new image run docker ps to find the container's ID and then run:
# docker commit -m="Added Apache to Fedora base image" \
-a="A D Ministrator" 98bd7fc99854 fedora/fedora_httpd:20
HISTORY
April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and in June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit SvenDowideit@home.org.au