docker-container-diff (1) - Linux Manuals
docker-container-diff: Inspect changes to files or directories on a container's filesystem
NAME
docker-container-diff - Inspect changes to files or directories on a container's filesystem
SYNOPSIS
docker container diff CONTAINER
DESCRIPTION
List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem since the container was created. Three different types of change are tracked:
| Symbol | Description |
| A | A file or directory was added |
| D |
A file or directory was deleted
|
| C |
A file or directory was changed
|
You can use the full or shortened container ID or the container name set using docker run --name option.
EXAMPLES
Inspect the changes to an nginx container:
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$ docker diff 1fdfd1f54c1b C /dev C /dev/console C /dev/core C /dev/stdout C /dev/fd C /dev/ptmx C /dev/stderr C /dev/stdin C /run A /run/nginx.pid C /var/lib/nginx/tmp A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/fastcgi A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/proxy A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/scgi A /var/lib/nginx/tmp/uwsgi C /var/log/nginx A /var/log/nginx/access.log A /var/log/nginx/error.log
OPTIONS
-h, --help[=false]