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docker volume — Manage Docker volumes. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/volume/>.

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Problem

How to use the docker volume command: Manage Docker volumes. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/volume/>.

Solution

docker volume — Manage Docker volumes. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/volume/>.

Create a volume:

docker volume create {{volume_name}}

Create a volume with a specific label:

docker volume create --label {{label}} {{volume_name}}

Create a tmpfs volume a size of 100 MiB and an uid of 1000:

docker volume create {{[-o|--opt]}} {{type}}={{tmpfs}} {{[-o|--opt]}} {{device}}={{tmpfs}} {{[-o|--opt]}} {{o}}={{size=100m,uid=1000}} {{volume_name}}

List all volumes:

docker volume ls

Remove a volume:

docker volume rm {{volume_name}}

Display information about a volume:

docker volume inspect {{volume_name}}

Remove all unused local volumes:

docker volume prune

Display help for a subcommand:

docker volume {{subcommand}} --help

Code Snippets

Create a volume

docker volume create {{volume_name}}

Create a volume with a specific label

docker volume create --label {{label}} {{volume_name}}

Create a `tmpfs` volume a size of 100 MiB and an uid of 1000

docker volume create {{[-o|--opt]}} {{type}}={{tmpfs}} {{[-o|--opt]}} {{device}}={{tmpfs}} {{[-o|--opt]}} {{o}}={{size=100m,uid=1000}} {{volume_name}}

List all volumes

docker volume ls

Remove a volume

docker volume rm {{volume_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/docker volume

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