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Using the docker-system Command

Manage Docker data and display system-wide information. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/system/>.

  • Show Docker disk usage:

docker system df

  • Show detailed information on disk usage:

docker system df *[-v|--verbose]*

  • Remove unused data (append --volumes to remove unused volumes as well):

docker system prune

  • Remove unused data created more than a specified amount of time in the past:

docker system prune --filter "until=*hours*h*minutes*m"

  • Remove all unused data:

docker system prune *[-a|--all]* --volumes

  • Display real-time events from the Docker daemon:

docker system events

  • Display real-time events from containers streamed as valid JSON Lines:

docker system events *[-f|--filter]* 'type=container' --format '*json .*'

  • Display system-wide information:

docker system info


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