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Using the docker-container-logs Command

Print container logs. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/logs/>.

  • Print logs from a container:

docker *[logs|container logs]* *name|id*

  • Print logs and follow them:

docker *[logs|container logs]* *name|id* *[-f|--follow]*

  • Print last 5 lines:

docker *[logs|container logs]* *name|id* *[-n|--tail]* 5

  • Print logs and append them with timestamps:

docker *[logs|container logs]* *name|id* *[-t|--timestamps]*

  • Print logs from a certain point in time of container execution (i.e. 23m, 10s, 2013-01-02T13:23:37):

docker *[logs|container logs]* *name|id* --until *time*


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