I have a container started as the following:
docker run --interactive --tty --gpus all --name my_container
--workdir "/home/ubuntu" --user ubuntu
--volume /hdd/all_cv/paiv/metis:/home/ubuntu/my --publish 8888:8888 my
how do I run interactively with my_container once I reboot my machine?
Based on the docker documentation, you can attach back to the detached container using docker attach command:
Use docker attach to attach your terminal’s standard input, output, and error (or any combination of the three) to a running container using the container’s ID or name. This allows you to view its ongoing output or to control it interactively, as though the commands were running directly in your terminal.
So you should try this to have an interactive session with your already running container:
docker attach my_container
If your container is stopped, you just need to start it again
docker ps -aq -f name=my_container | xargs docker start $1
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Any commands hang terminal inside docker container.
I login in container with docker exec -t php-zts /bin/bash
And then print any elementary command (date, ls, cd /, etc.)
Command hang
When I press ctrl+c I going back to host machine.
But, if I run any command without container - it's work normally
docker exec -t php-zts date
Wed Jan 26 00:04:38 UTC 2022
tty is enabled in docker-compose.yml
docker system prune and all cleanups can not help me.
I can't identify the problem and smashed my brain. Please help :(
The solution is to use the flag -i/--interactive with docker run. Here is a relevant section of the documentation:
--interactive , -i Keep STDIN open even if not attached
You can try to run your container using -i for interactive and -t for tty which will allow you to navigate and execute commands inside the container
docker run -it --rm alpine
In the other hand you can run the container with docker run then execute commands inside that container like so:
tail -f /dev/null will keep your container running.
-d will run the command in the background.
docker run --rm -d --name container1 alpine tail -f /dev/null
or
docker run --rm -itd --name container1 alpine sh # You can use -id or -td or -itd
This will allow you to run commands from inside the container.
you can choose sh, bash, or any other shell you prefer.
docker exec -it container1 alpine sh
Why when i run the command
docker run ubuntu
without option '-it' is not possible to interact with the created container even when running command start with the -a -i options
docker start -a -i CONTAINER_ID
or when i run
docker start CONTAINER_ID
simply the container has the status "Exit (0) 4 seconds ago"
But when i run
docker run -it ubuntu
i can use bash shell of ubuntu using 'docker start -a -i'
When you run docker run without -it it's still running the container but you've not given it a command, so it finishes and exits.
If you try:
docker run ubuntu /bin/bash -c "echo 'hello'";
It'll run ubunu, then the command, and then finish because there is no reason for it to be kept alive afterwards.
-i is saying keep it alive and work within in the terminal (allow it to be interactive), but if you type exit, you're done and the container stops.
-t is showing the terminal of within the docker container (see: What are pseudo terminals (pty/tty)?)
-it allows you to see the terminal in the docker instance and interact with it.
Additionally you can use -d to run it in the background and then get to it afterwards.
Ex:
docker run -it -d --name mydocker ubuntu;
docker exec -it mydocker /bin/bash;
TLDR is -it allows you connect a terminal to interactively connect to the container.
If you run docker run --help, you can find the details about docker run options.
$ docker run --help
Usage: docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]
Run a command in a new container
Options:
...
-i, --interactive Keep STDIN open even if not attached
...
-t, --tty Allocate a pseudo-TTY
I heard that in case of no --detach in docker run option my terminal is attach to the container, is it this the same as attaching terminal with docker run -it options? What is the difference?
You can start a docker container in detached mode with a -d option. So the container starts up and run in background. That means, you start up the container and could use the console after startup for other commands.
This example runs a container named test using the debian:latest image. The -it instructs Docker to allocate a pseudo-TTY connected to the container’s stdin; creating an interactive bash shell in the container.
docker run --name test -it debian
I am trying to buld a simple docker file that has a debian image.
Also, I want to mount my local volume inside the docker container.
The problem I have is that how do I get inside the container to see the volume mounted.
$docker run -d -it bash --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/app docker_test:latest
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I believe this 43db16a.. is container id. Even I try to attach to this container id I get an an error message. It says you cannot attach to the stop container. What am I missing here.
It works if I do
docker run -d -it --name test_docker1 --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/,target=/app docker_test:latest
and then
docker attach
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Also, it works when I do
$docker run --rm -ti --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/,target=/app docker_test:latest
In another terminal do a docker ps, then look for the image you are looking for and copy the id, then do a docker exec -ti <your-image> bash there you have a bash terminal inside the container and you can check the mounted volume.
I'm new to docker.
What does the -it means when running the container using docker run -it.
Searched a lot but couldn't get proper documentation.
The -it instructs Docker to allocate a pseudo-TTY connected to the container’s stdin; creating an interactive bash shell in the container.
docker run --name test -it node:alpine