docker purge all containers code example

Example 1: remove all docker images

# 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: remove docker volume

docker-compose down
docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)
docker-compose up -d

Example 3: docker delete all containers

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

Example 4: docker delete container and image

# remove containers created between now upto 4hrs back
docker container prune --filter "until=4h"

# remove images created between now upto 4hrs back
docker image prune --filter "until=4h"