# docker commit <!---MARKER_GEN_START--> Create a new image from a container's changes ### Aliases `docker container commit`, `docker commit` ### Options | Name | Type | Default | Description | |:------------------|:---------|:--------|:-----------------------------------------------------------| | `-a`, `--author` | `string` | | Author (e.g., `John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>`) | | `-c`, `--change` | `list` | | Apply Dockerfile instruction to the created image | | `-m`, `--message` | `string` | | Commit message | | `-p`, `--pause` | `bool` | `true` | Pause container during commit | <!---MARKER_GEN_END-->