ba82978208
Clarify what docker diff shows
(cherry picked from commit 0ca3e84227)
Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <github@gone.nl>
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% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals
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% Docker Community
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% JUNE 2014
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# NAME
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docker-diff - Inspect changes to files or directories on a container's filesystem
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# SYNOPSIS
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**docker diff**
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[**--help**]
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CONTAINER
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# DESCRIPTION
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List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem since the
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container was created. Three different types of change are tracked:
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| Symbol | Description |
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|--------|---------------------------------|
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| `A` | A file or directory was added |
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| `D` | A file or directory was deleted |
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| `C` | A file or directory was changed |
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You can use the full or shortened container ID or the container name set using
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**docker run --name** option.
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# OPTIONS
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**--help**
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Print usage statement
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# EXAMPLES
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Inspect the changes to an `nginx` container:
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```bash
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$ docker diff 1fdfd1f54c1b
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C /dev
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C /dev/console
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C /dev/core
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C /dev/stdout
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C /dev/fd
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C /dev/ptmx
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C /dev/stderr
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C /dev/stdin
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C /run
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A /run/nginx.pid
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C /var/lib/nginx/tmp
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A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body
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A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/fastcgi
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A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/proxy
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A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/scgi
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A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/uwsgi
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C /var/log/nginx
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A /var/log/nginx/access.log
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A /var/log/nginx/error.log
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```
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# HISTORY
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April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
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based on docker.com source material and internal work.
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June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
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