If the containers are related you could use docker-compose, which has commands to stop / restart/ remove all containers at once.
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I use Compose even when I have a single container to run because I can put all the config bits I need into a file and can then do most of the work without remembering lots of command line options and often without even needing to mention the service name directly.
Same. I can't remember the last time I started a docker container without a compose file.
I keep a docker directory in my home dir that has a directory for each docker container/stack in a compose file. Taking down a container looks like so.
- cd docker/wallabag
- docker-compose down
Imo, the best way to work with docker.
i do the exact same
Cool, didn't know that!
Just tested, so you have to cd to the directory with the docker-compose.yml file in it first
you can also use the -f option to specify the compose file without going to it.
This works but I'd just create a function and use that instead of creating an alias that creates a function and then calls itself.
if your containers are created with a docker compose file you can use docker-compose to target them all
Is there a way to do this without cd-ing to the directory with the compose file first?
You can use -f /path/to/compose.yaml to call it from wherever you like.
I often just do
docker ps | awk "{print $1}" | xargs docker stop
Add some filtering in there and you're golden
How tf do you remember that lol, I'm always amazed by CLI focused people being able to remember so much!
I think it has to do with creativity!
The CLI tools are just small simple tools. The power comes from having the understanding of how each tool works and how they can be combined.
I don't remember this string of commands, I know docker, awk and xargs. When I need this, that is the solution I always end up with.
Dude, I use the CLI all day, every day and I can't freakin remember half the commands I need.
If it's something I use often, I'll make an alias even if it's just so I can run 'alias' in the terminal to get a list of things I use often.
This is what I do as well
Just a few shortcuts that may help:
docker psis an alias fordocker container ls- as long as it can be uniquely identified, a prefix of the container ID can be used instead of copy pasting the entire ID
- you can use container names instead of IDs
- tab completion works for container names
As someone else suggested though, docker compose is probably best suited for this job, but hopefully this helps in other situations.
I don't know if this works in docker (usually there is 1:1 equivalency between the two), but with podman you can do something like:
podman stop --filter name=foo
man podman-stop tells us:
--filter, -f=filter
Filter what containers are going to be stopped. Multiple filters can be given with multiple uses of the --filter flag. Filters with the same key work
inclusive with the only exception being label which is exclusive. Filters with different keys always work exclusive.
Usage: docker stop [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Options:
-s, --signal string Signal to send to the container
-t, --time int Seconds to wait before killing the container
Unfortunately no filter here
You can of course do it this way too, it's just extra typing:
docker container stop $(docker container ls -qf name=snikket)
I'm using docker packages for Doom Emacs. The main one is docker.el. On top of being faster and easier to use than the cli, you can also do some pretty neat stuff like use dired+tramp to browse files and open them in Emacs.
You can use the container names to address containers. Whether this is a randomly generated name (docker run... with no --name flag), the compose working dir and service name, or the compose container_name var.
I also rarely use the container command. docker is sufficient, or docker compose ... while in the working dir of a given compose stack.
Why create the function _dcl()?
I needed a way to pass an argument into the command so it can be used in name="$1"
you could instead do:
dcl() { docker container ls -aq -f name="$1" }
in bashrc or wherever you're setting this up.
My better way is just using Portainer, select some containers and hit the stop button.
If I eventually get around to using a GUI, I'll check out portainer