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Useful Docker Shell Command and "Shortcuts"

Start/Stop All Docker Containers

This example starts then stops all containers:

$ docker start $(docker ps -aq)
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$ docker stop $(docker ps -q)
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Remove All Docker Images

This example removes all Docker images:

$ docker rmi $(docker image ls -q)
Deleted: sha256:4314bd051463a3bbd0debc5f4c94455582187a969b710e99bd425ad0b01d6e75
Deleted: sha256:b51d913d9cc8529e31119787300e3858fb8e275b0fd763c3fc1e8346dc25bb2a
Deleted: sha256:46510f51a25eeb15c9bdf3a1cc52561d88e35f3d59809260da1b1f6499babcb4
Deleted: sha256:4b962de5545cfdec0724c35d5711060b1620bd22ec2d9cc4ed5589fd7beb178a

Note: This will fail on images with running containers

Remove all Docker Containers

$ docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq)
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Stop All Running Containers

docker stop $(docker ps -aq)

Remove all Stopped Containers

docker rm $(docker ps -aq)

Remove all Docker Networks

$ docker network rm $(docker network ls -q)
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Remove all Docker Volumes

$ docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)
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