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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*]]
[**-p**|**--pause**[=*true*]]
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*|*false*
Pause container during commit. The default is *true*.
# 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>
July 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>