moby/contrib/man/md

Docker Documentation

This directory contains the Docker user manual in the Markdown format. Do not edit the man pages in the man1 directory. Instead, amend the Markdown (*.md) files.

File List

docker.md
docker-attach.md
docker-build.md
docker-commit.md
docker-cp.md
docker-diff.md
docker-events.md
docker-export.md
docker-history.md
docker-images.md
docker-import.md
docker-info.md
docker-inspect.md
docker-kill.md
docker-load.md
docker-login.md
docker-logs.md
docker-port.md
docker-ps.md
docker-pull.md
docker-push.md
docker-restart.md
docker-rmi.md
docker-rm.md
docker-run.md
docker-save.md
docker-search.md
docker-start.md
docker-stop.md
docker-tag.md
docker-top.md
docker-wait.md
Dockerfile
md2man-all.sh

Generating man pages from the Markdown files

The recommended approach for generating the man pages is via a Docker container. Using the supplied Dockerfile, Docker will create a Fedora based container and isolate the Pandoc installation. This is a seamless process, saving you from dealing with Pandoc and dependencies on your own computer.

Building the Fedora / Pandoc image

There is a Dockerfile provided in the docker/contrib/man/md directory.

Using this Dockerfile, create a Docker image tagged fedora/pandoc:

docker build  -t fedora/pandoc .

Utilizing the Fedora / Pandoc image

Once the image is built, run a container using the image with volumes:

docker run -v /<path-to-git-dir>/docker/contrib/man:/pandoc:rw \
-w /pandoc -i fedora/pandoc /pandoc/md/md2man-all.sh

The Pandoc Docker container will process the Markdown files and generate the man pages inside the docker/contrib/man/man1 directory using Docker volumes. For more information on Docker volumes see the man page for docker run and also look at the article Sharing Directories via Volumes.