docker search
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesDescription
Search the Docker Hub for images
Usage
docker search [OPTIONS] TERM
Options
| Name, shorthand | Default | Description |
--automated |
deprecated Only show automated builds |
|
--filter , -f |
Filter output based on conditions provided | |
--format |
Pretty-print search using a Go template | |
--limit |
25 |
Max number of search results |
--no-trunc |
Don’t truncate output | |
--stars , -s |
deprecated Only displays with at least x stars |
Parent command
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| docker | The base command for the Docker CLI. |
Extended description
Search Docker Hub for images
See Find Public Images on Docker Hub for more details on finding shared images from the command line.
Note: Search queries return a maximum of 25 results.
Examples
Search images by name
This example displays images with a name containing ‘busybox’:
$ docker search busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
busybox Busybox base image. 316 [OK]
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made... 8 [OK]
odise/busybox-python 2 [OK]
azukiapp/busybox This image is meant to be used as the base... 2 [OK]
ofayau/busybox-jvm Prepare busybox to install a 32 bits JVM. 1 [OK]
shingonoide/archlinux-busybox Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Lin... 1 [OK]
odise/busybox-curl 1 [OK]
ofayau/busybox-libc32 Busybox with 32 bits (and 64 bits) libs 1 [OK]
peelsky/zulu-openjdk-busybox 1 [OK]
skomma/busybox-data Docker image suitable for data volume cont... 1 [OK]
elektritter/busybox-teamspeak Lightweight teamspeak3 container based on... 1 [OK]
socketplane/busybox 1 [OK]
oveits/docker-nginx-busybox This is a tiny NginX docker image based on... 0 [OK]
ggtools/busybox-ubuntu Busybox ubuntu version with extra goodies 0 [OK]
nikfoundas/busybox-confd Minimal busybox based distribution of confd 0 [OK]
openshift/busybox-http-app 0 [OK]
jllopis/busybox 0 [OK]
swyckoff/busybox 0 [OK]
powellquiring/busybox 0 [OK]
williamyeh/busybox-sh Docker image for BusyBox's sh 0 [OK]
simplexsys/busybox-cli-powered Docker busybox images, with a few often us... 0 [OK]
fhisamoto/busybox-java Busybox java 0 [OK]
scottabernethy/busybox 0 [OK]
marclop/busybox-solr
Display non-truncated description (–no-trunc)
This example displays images with a name containing ‘busybox’, at least 3 stars and the description isn’t truncated in the output:
$ docker search --stars=3 --no-trunc busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
busybox Busybox base image. 325 [OK]
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made from scratch. Comes in git and cURL flavors. 8 [OK]
Limit search results (–limit)
The flag --limit is the maximum number of results returned by a search. This value could
be in the range between 1 and 100. The default value of --limit is 25.
Filtering
The filtering flag (-f or --filter) format is a key=value pair. If there is more
than one filter, then pass multiple flags (e.g. --filter "foo=bar" --filter "bif=baz")
The currently supported filters are:
- stars (int - number of stars the image has)
- is-automated (boolean - true or false) - is the image automated or not
- is-official (boolean - true or false) - is the image official or not
stars
This example displays images with a name containing ‘busybox’ and at least 3 stars:
$ docker search --filter stars=3 busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
busybox Busybox base image. 325 [OK]
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made... 8 [OK]
is-automated
This example displays images with a name containing ‘busybox’ and are automated builds:
$ docker search --filter is-automated busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made... 8 [OK]
is-official
This example displays images with a name containing ‘busybox’, at least 3 stars and are official builds:
$ docker search --filter "is-official=true" --filter "stars=3" busybox
NAME DESCRIPTION STARS OFFICIAL AUTOMATED
progrium/busybox 50 [OK]
radial/busyboxplus Full-chain, Internet enabled, busybox made... 8 [OK]
Format the output
The formatting option (--format) pretty-prints search output
using a Go template.
Valid placeholders for the Go template are:
| Placeholder | Description |
|---|---|
.Name |
Image Name |
.Description |
Image description |
.StarCount |
Number of stars for the image |
.IsOfficial |
“OK” if image is official |
.IsAutomated |
“OK” if image build was automated |
When you use the --format option, the search command will
output the data exactly as the template declares. If you use the
table directive, column headers are included as well.
The following example uses a template without headers and outputs the
Name and StarCount entries separated by a colon for all images:
{% raw %}
$ docker search --format "{{.Name}}: {{.StarCount}}" nginx
nginx: 5441
jwilder/nginx-proxy: 953
richarvey/nginx-php-fpm: 353
million12/nginx-php: 75
webdevops/php-nginx: 70
h3nrik/nginx-ldap: 35
bitnami/nginx: 23
evild/alpine-nginx: 14
million12/nginx: 9
maxexcloo/nginx: 7
{% endraw %}
This example outputs a table format:
{% raw %}
$ docker search --format "table {{.Name}}\t{{.IsAutomated}}\t{{.IsOfficial}}" nginx
NAME AUTOMATED OFFICIAL
nginx [OK]
jwilder/nginx-proxy [OK]
richarvey/nginx-php-fpm [OK]
jrcs/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion [OK]
million12/nginx-php [OK]
webdevops/php-nginx [OK]
{% endraw %}