docker version command

Docker command reference

The docker version command is used to display version information about both the Docker client and server.

The docker version command helps you confirm the currently installed Docker version and detailed version information for both the client and server.

Additionally, there is anotherdocker --versionThe command is used to display Docker version information.

Syntax

docker version [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS description:

  • -f :Specify the template file for the return value.

Example

Displays Docker version information.

$ docker version
Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version:           20.10.7
 API version:       1.41
 Go version:        go1.13.15
 Git commit:        f0df350
 Built:             Wed Jun  2 11:57:37 2021
 OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
 Context:           default
 Experimental:      true

Server: Docker Engine - Community
 Engine:
  Version:          20.10.7
  API version:      1.41 (minimum version 1.12)
  Go version:       go1.13.15
  Git commit:       b0f5bc3
  Built:            Wed Jun  2 11:55:47 2021
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          1.4.6
  GitCommit:        d71fcd7d8303cbf684402823e425e9dd2e99285d
 runc:
  Version:          1.0.0-rc95
  GitCommit:        b9ee9c6314599f1b4a7f497e1f1f856fe433d3b7
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

Output explanation

Client: Information about the Docker client.

  • Version: The client version number.
  • API version: The API version number.
  • Go version: The Go language version used to compile the Docker client.
  • Git commit: The Git commit ID corresponding to this version.
  • Built: Build date.
  • OS/Arch: Operating system and architecture.
  • Context: Current Docker context.
  • Experimental: Whether experimental features are enabled.

Server: Information about the Docker server (daemon).

  • Engine:
    • Version: The server version number.
    • API version: The version number of the API (and the minimum supported version).
    • Go version: The Go language version used to compile the Docker server.
    • Git commit: The Git commit ID corresponding to this version.
    • Built: Build date.
    • OS/Arch: Operating system and architecture.
    • Experimental: Whether experimental features are enabled.
  • containerd: The containerd version and Git commit ID used by Docker.
  • runc: The runc version and Git commit ID used by Docker.
  • docker-init: The docker-init version and Git commit ID used by Docker.
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