docker diff

Table of Contents:

  1. Command Name
  2. Description
  3. Syntax
  4. Example

Command Name: 

docker diff

Description:

Inspect changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem.

List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem since the container was created. Three different types of change are tracked:

A – A file or directory was added

D – A file or directory was deleted

C – A file or directory was changed

Syntax:

easywhatis$ docker diff --help
Usage: docker diff CONTAINER
Inspect changes to files or directories on a container's filesystem
easywhatis$ docker ps -a

Example:

easywhatis$ docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
a5bb226d1850        ubuntu              "bash"              9 minutes ago       Up 8 minutes                            eloquent_knuth
easywhatis$ docker diff a5b
C /root
A /root/.bash_history
easywhatis$