NAME

       docker-commit - Create a new image from a container's changes

SYNOPSIS

       docker    commit    [-a|--author[=AUTHOR]]    [--help]   [-c|--change[=   []]]   [-m|--message[=MESSAGE]]
       [-p|--pause*[=*true]] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

DESCRIPTION

       Using an existing container's name or ID you can create a new image.

OPTIONS

       -a, --author=""
          Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith ⟨hannibal@a-team.com⟩")

       -c , --change=[]
          Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while committing the image
          Supported                                   Dockerfile                                   instructions:
       ADD|CMD|ENTRYPOINT|ENV|EXPOSE|FROM|MAINTAINER|RUN|USER|LABEL|VOLUME|WORKDIR|COPY

       --help
         Print usage statement

       -m, --message=""
          Commit message

       -p, --pause=true|false
          Pause container during commit. The default is true.

EXAMPLES

Creating a new image from an existing container

       An  existing  Fedora  based container has had Apache installed while running in interactive mode with the
       bash shell. Apache is also running. To create a new image run docker ps to find the  container's  ID  and
       then run:

              # docker commit -m="Added Apache to Fedora base image" \
                -a="A D Ministrator" 98bd7fc99854 fedora/fedora_httpd:20

Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while committing the image

       If an existing container was created without the DEBUG environment variable set to "true", you can create
       a new image based on that container by first getting the container's ID with docker ps and then running:

              # docker commit -c="ENV DEBUG true" 98bd7fc99854 debug-image

HISTORY

       April  2014,  Originally  compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source
       material and in June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit ⟨SvenDowideit@home.org.au⟩ July 2014, updated by Sven
       Dowideit ⟨SvenDowideit@home.org.au⟩ Oct 2014, updated by Daniel, Dao Quang Minh

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