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version

Usage: docker version

Show the Docker version information.

  -f, --format=""    Format the output using the given go template

By default, this will render all version information in an easy to read layout. If a format is specified, the given template will be executed instead.

Go’s text/template package describes all the details of the format.

Examples

Default output:

$ docker version
Client:
 Version:      1.8.0
 API version:  1.20
 Go version:   go1.4.2
 Git commit:   f5bae0a
 Built:        Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015
 OS/Arch:      linux/amd64

Server:
 Version:      1.8.0
 API version:  1.20
 Go version:   go1.4.2
 Git commit:   f5bae0a
 Built:        Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015
 OS/Arch:      linux/amd64

Get server version:

$ docker version --format '{{.Server.Version}}'
1.8.0

Dump raw data:

$ docker version --format '{{json .}}'
{"Client":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"},"ServerOK":true,"Server":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","KernelVersion":"3.13.2-gentoo","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"}}
On this page:
Sep 18, 2015 at 9:14pm (PST) { "docker/compose": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/compose.git" ], "sha": "7a3e4bc0150dc4f06d72dcb07f966cf2b9e9d817" }, "docker/docker": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/docker.git" ], "sha": "942363d3ca119c19d82525b4b9e0c65dc35b9359" }, "docker/docker-hub": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/hub2-demo.git" ], "sha": "afce1a61faf7fe947155d28a2e664d277e976947" }, "docker/docker-trusted-registry": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/dhe-deploy.git" ], "sha": "81b18ab1a27313efeb8d3427244344986b52f0cd" }, "docker/docs-base": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/docs-base.git" ], "sha": "5f2f7a0649adcea1a55182605bb93494f87da7c1" }, "docker/machine": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/machine.git" ], "sha": "e919cea54de94d8c4eab8d813151f5be4b1a0aa4" }, "docker/opensource": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/opensource.git" ], "sha": "c1bbeb9ef713d8d462cf54229b56dba048c716bb" }, "docker/registry": { "ref": "release/2.1", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/distribution.git" ], "sha": "9ca7921603852314b18a6ecc19f91806935f34bd" }, "docker/swarm": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/swarm.git" ], "sha": "d241eca22dba573394500475923eed6094563ac6" }, "docker/tutorials": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/tutorials.git" ], "sha": "76c87ad5a1ac7234b420745cca89a1413076f38d" }, "docs.docker.com": { "ref": "refs/heads/dtr-1.3-release", "repos": [ "git@github.com:moxiegirl/docs.docker.com.git", "git@github.com:docker/docs.docker.com.git" ], "sha": "6b37e676298bfb507e6e412f1f0637dcf7a4138f" }, "kitematic/kitematic": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:kitematic/kitematic.git" ], "sha": "7baf7707caf9a797f276e668df8e8e8a203746ee" } }