how to remove old docker 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

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

Example 4: docker remove all containers and images

docker container stop $(docker container ls -aq)