Docker: How to List Running and Stopped Containers

In order to view running Docker containers on your machine, you can use the following command:

docker container ls

You will see something like this:

To list both running and stopped containers, you can add -a flag:

docker container ls -a

Further reading:

• Docker: Execute Commands inside a Running Container
• Docker: How to See All Images
• Installing Docker on Ubuntu 21.04, 21.10, and 20.04
• Limit resources consumed by Docker Desktop
• Docker build with custom Dockerfile name

You can also check out our Docker topic page for the latest tutorials, examples, tips, and tricks.