===Getting a fresh image:=== docker pull centos:6 Once you have pulled the image you can view your docker images with: docker images Example output: REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED VIRTUAL SIZE centos 6 72703a0520b7 3 weeks ago 190.6 MB centos latest 0f73ae75014f 3 weeks ago 172.3 MB hello-world latest af340544ed62 8 weeks ago 960 B \\ ===Creating a container=== Once you have the image downloaded you can create a container with the following ^ Flag ^ Explanation ^ | -i | Interactive Container | | -t | creates a pseudo-TTY that attaches stdin and stdout | \\ To detach the tty without exiting the shell you can use the 'escape' sequence: Ctrl +p + Ctrl +q Starting container example: docker run -i -t 72703a0520b7 /bin/bash \\ ===Getting back into a container === If you need to get back into the container to make changes you can run the following command: docker exec -it container /bin/bash \\ === Deleting a container === docker rm imageid [root@docker ~]# docker rm 0496f8e30329 0496f8e30329 \\ ===Docker location on host === Each container is located on the host \\ You can view the containers in: /var/lib/docker/containers/imageid