DOCKER(1)

NAME

docker-pull - Pull an image or a repository from the registry

SYNOPSIS

docker pull [--help] NAME[:TAG]

DESCRIPTION

This command pulls down an image or a repository from the registry. If there is more than one image for a repository (e.g., fedora) then all images for that repository name are pulled down including any tags. It is also possible to specify a non-default registry to pull from.

OPTIONS

--help Print usage statement

EXAMPLE

Pull a repository with multiple images

    $ sudo docker pull fedora
    Pulling repository fedora
    ad57ef8d78d7: Download complete
    105182bb5e8b: Download complete
    511136ea3c5a: Download complete
    73bd853d2ea5: Download complete
    $ sudo docker images
    REPOSITORY   TAG         IMAGE ID        CREATED      VIRTUAL SIZE
    fedora       rawhide     ad57ef8d78d7    5 days ago   359.3 MB
    fedora       20          105182bb5e8b    5 days ago   372.7 MB
    fedora       heisenbug   105182bb5e8b    5 days ago   372.7 MB
    fedora       latest      105182bb5e8b    5 days ago   372.7 MB

Pull an image, manually specifying path to the registry and tag

    $ sudo docker pull registry.hub.docker.com/fedora:20
    Pulling repository fedora
    3f2fed40e4b0: Download complete
    511136ea3c5a: Download complete
    fd241224e9cf: Download complete
    $ sudo docker images
    REPOSITORY   TAG         IMAGE ID        CREATED      VIRTUAL SIZE
    fedora       20          3f2fed40e4b0    4 days ago   372.7 MB

HISTORY

April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and internal work. June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>

AUTHORS
Docker Community.