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Guide to simple commands to use the docker#

  • start docker in a centOS/Linux machine
sudo service docker start
  • make sure dicker is up an running
docker info
  • list the docker images saved on the machine
docker images
  • remove an image (e.g. old and unused version, they can be of huge size)
docker rmi [--force] 'IMAGE_ID' 
  • retrieve a docker image form the docker hub
docker pull poldracklab/fmriprep:20.1.2
  • show running containers
docker ps
  • enter a running image
docker exec -it CONTAINER_ID bash
  • stop a running image
docker stop CONTAINER_ID