docker-rm(1)

docker-rm1

Remove one or more containers

Usage

docker rm [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER ...]

Overview

Alias for docker container rm.

Options

-f, --force[=false]
Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL)

-l, --link[=false]
Remove the specified link

-v, --volumes[=false]
Remove anonymous volumes associated with the container

Releases

5 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. Arch

From docker 1:29.9.2-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Also shipped by podman-docker. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.