NAME

       docker-image-ls - List images

SYNOPSIS

       docker image ls [OPTIONS] [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

DESCRIPTION

       This command lists the images stored in the local Docker repository.

       By  default,  intermediate images, used during builds, are not listed. Some of the output,
       e.g., image ID, is truncated, for space reasons. However the truncated image ID, and often
       the  first  few  characters,  are  enough to be used in other Docker commands that use the
       image ID. The output includes repository, tag, image ID,  date  created  and  the  virtual
       size.

       The  title  REPOSITORY for the first title may seem confusing. It is essentially the image
       name. However, because you can tag a specific image, and multiple tags  (image  instances)
       can  be  associated  with  a  single  name, the name is really a repository for all tagged
       images of the same name. For example consider an image called ubuntu.  It  may  be  tagged
       with 20.04 or 22.04, etc. to manage different versions.

Filters

       Filters the output based on these conditions:

              • dangling=(true|false) - find unused images

              • label= or label==

              • before=([:tag]||image@digest ⟨mailto:image@digest⟩)

              • since=([:tag]||image@digest ⟨mailto:image@digest⟩)

              • reference=(pattern of an image reference)

Format

       Format the output using the given Go template.
          Valid placeholders:
             .ID - Image ID
             .Repository - Image repository
             .Tag - Image tag
             .Digest - Image digest
             .CreatedSince - Elapsed time since the image was created
             .CreatedAt - Time when the image was created
             .Size - Image disk size

EXAMPLES

Listing the images

       To list the images in a local repository (not the registry) run:

       docker image ls

       The  list  will  contain  the image repository name, a tag for the image, and an image ID,
       when it was created and its virtual size. Columns: REPOSITORY, TAG, IMAGE ID, CREATED, and
       SIZE.

       The  docker  image ls command takes an optional [REPOSITORY[:TAG]] argument that restricts
       the list to images that match the argument. If you specify  REPOSITORY  but  no  TAG,  the
       docker image ls command lists all images in the given repository.

       docker image ls java

       The  [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]  value  must  be  an  "exact match". This means that, for example,
       docker image ls jav does not match the image java.

       If both REPOSITORY and TAG are provided, only images matching that repository and tag  are
       listed.  To find all local images in the "java" repository with tag "8" you can use:

       docker image ls java:8

       To  get a verbose list of images which contains all the intermediate images used in builds
       use -a:

       docker image ls -a

       Previously, the docker image ls command supported the --tree and  --dot  arguments,  which
       displayed   different   visualizations  of  the  image  data.  Docker  core  removed  this
       functionality in the 1.7 version. If you liked this functionality, you can still  find  it
       in the third-party dockviz tool: https://github.com/justone/dockviz.

Listing images in a desired format

       When  using  the --format option, the image command will either output the data exactly as
       the template declares or, when using the table directive, will include column  headers  as
       well.  You  can  use special characters like \t for inserting tab spacing between columns.
       The json directive outputs objects in JSON format.

       The following example uses a template without headers and outputs the  ID  and  Repository
       entries separated by a colon for all images:

       docker image ls --format "{{.ID}}: {{.Repository}}"
       77af4d6b9913: <none>
       b6fa739cedf5: committ
       78a85c484bad: ipbabble
       30557a29d5ab: docker
       5ed6274db6ce: <none>
       746b819f315e: postgres
       746b819f315e: postgres
       746b819f315e: postgres
       746b819f315e: postgres

       To list all images with their repository and tag in a table format you can use:

       docker image ls --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Repository}}\t{{.Tag}}"
       IMAGE ID            REPOSITORY                TAG
       77af4d6b9913        <none>                    <none>
       b6fa739cedf5        committ                   latest
       78a85c484bad        ipbabble                  <none>
       30557a29d5ab        docker                    latest
       5ed6274db6ce        <none>                    <none>
       746b819f315e        postgres                  9
       746b819f315e        postgres                  9.3
       746b819f315e        postgres                  9.3.5
       746b819f315e        postgres                  latest

       Valid template placeholders are listed above.

       To list all images in JSON format you can use:

       docker image ls --format json
       {"Containers":"N/A","CreatedAt":"2021-01-18 11:29:06 +0100 CET","CreatedSince":"24 hours ago","Digest":"\u003cnone\u003e","ID":"fbcf509fa16f","Repository":"docker","SharedSize":"N/A","Size":"235MB","Tag":"stable-dind","UniqueSize":"N/A","VirtualSize":"235.5MB"}
       {"Containers":"N/A","CreatedAt":"2021-01-18 11:24:48 +0100 CET","CreatedSince":"24 hours ago","Digest":"\u003cnone\u003e","ID":"08656a69ab2b","Repository":"docker-cli-e2e","SharedSize":"N/A","Size":"1.21GB","Tag":"latest","UniqueSize":"N/A","VirtualSize":"1.207GB"}
       {"Containers":"N/A","CreatedAt":"2021-01-18 10:43:44 +0100 CET","CreatedSince":"24 hours ago","Digest":"\u003cnone\u003e","ID":"abca5c07c1ba","Repository":"docker-cli-dev","SharedSize":"N/A","Size":"608MB","Tag":"latest","UniqueSize":"N/A","VirtualSize":"607.8MB"}

Listing only the shortened image IDs

       Listing just the shortened image IDs. This can be useful for some automated tools.

       docker image ls -q

OPTIONS

       -a, --all[=false]      Show all images (default hides intermediate images)

       --digests[=false]      Show digests

       -f, --filter=      Filter output based on conditions provided

       --format=""          Format     output    using    a    custom    template:    Refer    to
       https://docs.docker.com/go/formatting/ for more information about formatting  output  with
       templates

       -h, --help[=false]      help for ls

       --no-trunc[=false]      Don't truncate output

       -q, --quiet[=false]      Only show image IDs

SEE ALSO

       docker-image(1)