docker-commit - Man Page

• Create an image from a specific container: docker commit container image:tag
• Apply a CMD Dockerfile instruction to the created image: docker commit --change="CMD command" container image:tag
• Apply an ENV Dockerfile instruction to the created image: docker commit --change="ENV name=value" container image:tag
• Create an image with a specific author in the metadata: docker commit --author="author" container image:tag
• Create an image with a specific comment in the metadata: docker commit --message="comment" container image:tag
• Create an image without pausing the container during commit: docker commit --pause=false container image:tag
• Display help: docker commit --help

tldr.sh

docker commit [Options] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

Alias for docker container commit.

-a,  --author=""

Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith  ⟨hannibal@a-team.com⟩")

-c,  --change=

Apply Dockerfile instruction to the created image

-h,  --help[=false]

help for commit

-m,  --message=""

Commit message

-p,  --pause[=true]

Pause container during commit

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