docker commit

SafeCommit a container

docker commit <container> <image:tag>

Snapshots a container as an image — good for incident forensics; prefer Dockerfiles for repeatability.

Examples

docker commit web01 debug/web:incident-0611Preserve incident state

Syntax

docker commit [-m msg] <container> <repo:tag>

Before you run it

Creates an image only.

Related commands

docker buildBuild an image
docker saveExport images to tar
docker inspectInspect metadata

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