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diff --git a/docs/man/docker-commit.1.md b/docs/man/docker-commit.1.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bbd1db21b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/man/docker-commit.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals +% Docker Community +% JUNE 2014 +# NAME +docker-commit - Create a new image from a container's changes + +# SYNOPSIS +**docker commit** +[**-a**|**--author**[=*AUTHOR*]] +[**-m**|**--message**[=*MESSAGE*]] + CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]] + +# DESCRIPTION +Using an existing container's name or ID you can create a new image. + +# OPTIONS +**-a**, **--author**="" + Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>") + +**-m**, **--message**="" + Commit message + +**-p, --pause**=true + Pause container during commit + +# EXAMPLES + +## Creating a new image from an existing container +An existing Fedora based container has had Apache installed while running +in interactive mode with the bash shell. Apache is also running. To +create a new image run docker ps to find the container's ID and then run: + + # docker commit -m= "Added Apache to Fedora base image" \ + -a="A D Ministrator" 98bd7fc99854 fedora/fedora_httpd:20 + +# HISTORY +April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) +based on docker.com source material and in +June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> |