docker show running containers code example

Example 1: how to get list of docker containers

1. docker container ls -a
2. docker ps -a

Example 2: docker check running containers

docker ps -a

Example 3: docker list containers

# List history of containers
$ docker ps -a

Example 4: list stopped containers

docker ps --filter "status=exited"

Example 5: docker list containers

# List curently active containers
$ docker ps