docker commit

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Description

Create a new image from a container’s changes

Usage

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

Options

Name, shorthand Default Description
--author, -a   Author (e.g., “John Hannibal Smith hannibal@a-team.com”)
--change, -c   Apply Dockerfile instruction to the created image
--message, -m   Commit message
--pause, -p true Pause container during commit

Parent command

Command Description
docker The base command for the Docker CLI.

Extended description

Alias for docker container commit.

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