docker delete containers code example

Example 1: remove docker container

# List all containers (only IDs)
docker ps -aq
# Stop all running containers
docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
# Remove all containers
docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
# Remove all images
docker rmi $(docker images -q)

Example 2: docker remove all containers

docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)

Example 3: docker delete all containers

docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)
docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)

Example 4: remove all containers docker

docker rm $(docker ps -aq)

Example 5: how to delete docker containers

docker system prune -a

Example 6: how to remove a docker container

docker container rm [container id]