From dbec9b15d4a40db79cb0288e0fffd28bf6029e5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Lifton Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:39:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added info re: image[:tag] to make docs consistent. Fixed a markdown issue. Closes issue #6833 Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Fred Lifton (github: fredlf) --- docs/sources/reference/run.md | 24 ++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/run.md b/docs/sources/reference/run.md index 9e4ba574df..903d750d74 100644 --- a/docs/sources/reference/run.md +++ b/docs/sources/reference/run.md @@ -26,18 +26,16 @@ see [*Option types*](/reference/commandline/cli/#option-types). The list of `[OPTIONS]` breaks down into two groups: 1. Settings exclusive to operators, including: - - - Detached or Foreground running, - - Container Identification, - - Network settings, and - - Runtime Constraints on CPU and Memory - - Privileges and LXC Configuration - -2. Setting shared between operators and developers, where operators can + * Detached or Foreground running, + * Container Identification, + * Network settings, and + * Runtime Constraints on CPU and Memory + * Privileges and LXC Configuration +2. Settings shared between operators and developers, where operators can override defaults developers set in images at build time. -Together, the `docker run [OPTIONS]` give complete control over runtime -behavior to the operator, allowing them to override all defaults set by +Together, the `docker run [OPTIONS]` give the operator complete control over runtime +behavior, allowing them to override all defaults set by the developer during `docker build` and nearly all the defaults set by the Docker runtime itself. @@ -126,6 +124,12 @@ programs might write out their process ID to a file (you've seen them as PID files): --cidfile="": Write the container ID to the file + +### Image[:tag] + +While not strictly a means of identifying a container, you can specify a version of an +image you'd like to run the container with by adding `image[:tag]` to the command. For +example, `docker run ubuntu:14.04`. ## Network Settings