Docker goodies

Copy a file from a container to the host system

• http://stackoverflow.com/a/22050116/1497139

docker cp <containerId>:/file/path/within/container /host/path/target

Attach to a running container

• http://askubuntu.com/questions/505506/how-to-get-bash-or-ssh-into-a-running-container-in-background-mode
• http://askubuntu.com/a/507009/129227

docker exec -it $containername /bin/bash

Remove untagged docker images

http://stackoverflow.com/a/28377696/1497139

docker rmi -f $(docker images -f "dangling=true" -q)

remove old unused docker containers

• http://stackoverflow.com/a/17237701/1497139

docker ps -a | grep 'weeks ago' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs --no-run-if-empty docker rm

Support for build env variables

Upcoming feature in 1.9?

• https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/6822