Context

# List the contexts
docker context list
 
# use a particulr context (here desktop-linux)
docker context use desktop-linux

Sample Context list

• Current DOCKER_HOST based configuration
  • name: default
  • type: moby
  • docker endpoint: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
• Docker Desktop
  • name: desktop-linux
  • type: moby
  • docker endpoint: unix:///Users/kartikeykumar/.docker/run/docker.sock
• Rancher Desktop moby context
  • name: rancher-desktop
  • type: moby
  • docker endpoint: unix:///Users/kartikeykumar/.rd/docker.sock

Copy files between container and host

• copy from container to host

docker cp <container>:<container-path> <host-path>

• copy from host to container

docker cp <host-path> <container>:<container-path>

View the Docker manifest

• helpful to see the architecture of the image
• container can be local or on registry, give full tag name

docker manifest inspect <container>