docker-commit - Man Page
Create a new image from a container's changes
Examples (TL;DR)
- View documentation for the original command:
tldr docker container commit
Synopsis
docker commit [Options] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]
Description
Alias for docker container commit.
Options
-a, --author="" Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith hannibal@a-team.com ⟨mailto:hannibal@a-team.com⟩")
-c, --change= Apply Dockerfile instruction to the created image
-m, --message="" Commit message
--no-pause[=false] Disable pausing container during commit
See Also
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