Docker basic commands

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• Symantec ZTNA

Issue/Introduction

Docker basic commands - Fetching logs and deleting containers

Resolution

1. To view all deployed containers :
   

   docker ps -a

2. To fetch logs from a running container:

   docker logs <CONTAINER_ID> > log_file.txt

3. To delete a container:

   sudo docker rm <CONTAINER_ID>

 

Additional Information

Here is a sample output (redacted) for the docker ps -a command:

user@linux-prompt:~$ sudo docker ps -a
[sudo] password for user:
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                                         COMMAND                  CREATED        STATUS                      PORTS     NAMES
35c4371ffa0f   apache/kafka:latest                                           "/__cacert_entrypoin…"   6 months ago   Exited (143) 6 months ago             compose
49884d4f1736   sac-docker.packages.broadcom.com/luminate/connector:2.10.20   "sh -c 'sh ${LUMINAT…"   8 months ago   Up 6 hours                            ZTNA-Connector-Name-xyz