The Commands
This lesson lists all the relevant Docker network commands with brief reminders of what each one does.
Docker networking has its own docker network
sub-command. The main commands include:
-
docker network ls
lists all networks on the local Docker host. -
docker network create
creates new Docker networks. By default, it creates them with thenat
driver on Windows and thebridge
driver on Linux. You can specify the driver (type of network) with the-d
flag.docker network create -d overlay overnet
will create a new overlay network called overnet with the native Dockeroverlay
driver. -
docker network inspect
provides detailed configuration information about a Docker network. -
docker network prune
deletes all unused networks on a Docker host. -
docker network rm
deletes specific networks on a Docker host.
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