DOCKER(1)

NAME

docker-commit - Create a new image from a container's changes

SYNOPSIS

docker commit [-a|--author[=AUTHOR]][--help] [-m|--message[=MESSAGE]][-p|--pause[=true]] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

DESCRIPTION

Using an existing container's name or ID you can create a new image.

OPTIONS

-a, --author="" Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>")

--help Print usage statement

-m, --message="" Commit message

-p, --pause=true|false Pause container during commit. The default is true.

EXAMPLES

  Creating a new image from an existing container

An existing Fedora based container has had Apache installed while running in interactive mode with the bash shell. Apache is also running. To create a new image run docker ps to find the container's ID and then run:

    # docker commit -m="Added Apache to Fedora base image" \
      -a="A D Ministrator" 98bd7fc99854 fedora/fedora_httpd:20

HISTORY

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

AUTHORS
Docker Community.