cli/components/engine/docs/sources/commandline/command/run.rst

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Run Command

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Run a command in a new container

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run, container, docker, documentation

run -- Run a command in a new container

Usage: docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]

Run a command in a new container

  -a=map[]: Attach to stdin, stdout or stderr.
  -c=0: CPU shares (relative weight)
  -d=false: Detached mode: leave the container running in the background
  -e=[]: Set environment variables
  -h="": Container host name
  -i=false: Keep stdin open even if not attached
  -m=0: Memory limit (in bytes)
  -p=[]: Map a network port to the container
  -t=false: Allocate a pseudo-tty
  -u="": Username or UID
  -d=[]: Set custom dns servers for the container
  -v=[]: Create a bind mount with: [host-dir]:[container-dir]:[rw|ro]. If "host-dir" is missing, then docker creates a new volume.
  -volumes-from="": Mount all volumes from the given container.
  -entrypoint="": Overwrite the default entrypoint set by the image.