rm

Usage: docker rm [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]

Remove one or more containers

  -f, --force=false      Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL)
  -l, --link=false       Remove the specified link
  -v, --volumes=false    Remove the volumes associated with the container

Examples

$ docker rm /redis
/redis

This will remove the container referenced under the link /redis.

$ docker rm --link /webapp/redis
/webapp/redis

This will remove the underlying link between /webapp and the /redis containers removing all network communication.

$ docker rm --force redis
redis

The main process inside the container referenced under the link /redis will receive SIGKILL, then the container will be removed.

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

This command will delete all stopped containers. The command docker ps -a -q will return all existing container IDs and pass them to the rm command which will delete them. Any running containers will not be deleted.

Divergence

The SDC Docker implementation does not support the following arguments:

• --link does nothing
• --volumes does nothing

Please contact Joyent support or file a ticket if you discover any additional divergence.

Related

• sdc-deletemachine and DELETE /my/machines/:id in CloudAPI