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`rm -f` was originally deprecated in favor of `rm --stop/--kill` since `rm -f` was sending SIGTERM and potentially very slow. Instead this will bring back `rm -f` but use SIGKILL isntead Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Brian Goff <cpuguy83@gmail.com> (github: cpuguy83) Upstream-commit: 95f86da641dfec9b3db88e0f0a8457685361a871 Component: engine
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% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals
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% Docker Community
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% JUNE 2014
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# NAME
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docker-rm - Remove one or more containers
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# SYNOPSIS
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**docker rm**
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[**-l**|**--link**[=*false*]]
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[**-f**|**--force**[=*false*]]
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[**-v**|**--volumes**[=*false*]]
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CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
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# DESCRIPTION
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**docker rm** will remove one or more containers from the host node. The
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container name or ID can be used. This does not remove images. You cannot
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remove a running container unless you use the \fB-f\fR option. To see all
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containers on a host use the **docker ps -a** command.
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# OPTIONS
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**-l**, **--link**=*true*|*false*
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Remove the specified link and not the underlying container. The default is *false*.
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**-f**, **--force**=*true*|*false*
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Allows removing of a running container by first killing it with SIGKILL.
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**-v**, **--volumes**=*true*|*false*
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Remove the volumes associated with the container. The default is *false*.
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# EXAMPLES
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##Removing a container using its ID##
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To remove a container using its ID, find either from a **docker ps -a**
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command, or use the ID returned from the **docker run** command, or retrieve
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it from a file used to store it using the **docker run --cidfile**:
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docker rm abebf7571666
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##Removing a container using the container name##
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The name of the container can be found using the **docker ps -a**
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command. The use that name as follows:
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docker rm hopeful_morse
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# HISTORY
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April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
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based on docker.com source material and internal work.
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June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
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July 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
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