Logical Docker Aliases

A curated set of short, memorable Docker aliases organized by category.

Two-letter prefix picks the command. One-letter suffix is the first letter of the subcommand or flag.

dpl   → docker pull            dps   → docker ps
drn   → docker run             dpsa  → docker ps -a
drni  → docker run -it         drm   → docker rm

dlg   → docker logs            dim   → docker image
dlgf  → docker logs -f         dils  → docker image ls
                                dirm  → docker image rm
dv    → docker volume          dipr  → docker image prune
dvls  → docker volume ls
dvrm  → docker volume rm       dsy   → docker system
                                dsypr → docker system prune

dc    → docker compose         dst   → docker start
dcu   → docker compose up      dsp   → docker stop
dcud  → docker compose up -d   drs   → docker restart
dcd   → docker compose down    dip   → docker inspect
dcb   → docker compose build
dcl   → docker compose logs
dclf  → docker compose logs -f
dcr   → docker compose restart

Run lda to see every alias right in your terminal:

╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                Docker Aliases                   ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ── Pull / Run ──                                ║
║ dpl    │ docker pull                            ║
║ drn    │ docker run                             ║
║ drni   │ docker run -it                         ║
║ ── Container ──                                 ║
║ dps    │ docker ps                              ║
║ dpsa   │ docker ps -a                           ║
║         ...                                     ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
  37 aliases across 8 groups

Install

Linux / macOS / WSL:

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/docker-lda/main/setup.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell):

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/docker-lda/main/setup.ps1 | iex

Then reload your shell (source ~/.bashrc on Bash, . $PROFILE on PowerShell).

The setup scripts add a single source line to your shell profile and copy two files to ~/. You can read the full source (setup.sh, setup.ps1) before running, or use the manual install below.

Manual install (Bash):

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/docker-lda/main/docker-lda.sh \
  -o ~/.docker-lda.sh

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/docker-lda/main/docker-lda-help.sh \
  -o ~/.docker-lda-help.sh && chmod +x ~/.docker-lda-help.sh

echo 'source ~/.docker-lda.sh' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Manual install (PowerShell):

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/docker-lda/main/docker-lda.ps1 `
  -OutFile "$HOME\.docker-lda.ps1"

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/docker-lda/main/docker-lda-help.ps1 `
  -OutFile "$HOME\.docker-lda-help.ps1"

Add-Content -Path $PROFILE -Value "`n. `"$HOME\.docker-lda.ps1`""
. $PROFILE

Alias Reference

Alias	Command	Group
dpl	docker pull	Pull / Run
drn	docker run	Pull / Run
drni	docker run -it	Pull / Run
dps	docker ps	Container
dpsa	docker ps -a	Container
drm	docker rm	Container
dex	docker exec	Container
dexi	docker exec -it	Container
dlg	docker logs	Logs
dlgf	docker logs -f	Logs
dim	docker image	Image
dils	docker image ls	Image
dirm	docker image rm	Image
dipr	docker image prune	Image
dv	docker volume	Volume
dvls	docker volume ls	Volume
dvrm	docker volume rm	Volume
dc	docker compose	Compose
dcu	docker compose up	Compose
dcud	docker compose up -d	Compose
dcd	docker compose down	Compose
dcb	docker compose build	Compose
dcl	docker compose logs	Compose
dclf	docker compose logs -f	Compose
dcr	docker compose restart	Compose
dcs	docker compose stop	Compose
dst	docker start	Management
dsp	docker stop	Management
drs	docker restart	Management
dip	docker inspect	Management
dsy	docker system	System
dsypr	docker system prune	System
lda	show alias table	Help

Uninstall

Bash:

sed -i '/source ~\/.docker-lda.sh/d' ~/.bashrc
rm ~/.docker-lda.sh ~/.docker-lda-help.sh

PowerShell:

$content = Get-Content $PROFILE | Where-Object { $_ -notlike '*\.docker-lda.ps1*' }
Set-Content $PROFILE $content
Remove-Item "$HOME\.docker-lda.ps1", "$HOME\.docker-lda-help.ps1"

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