docker diff

Description

Inspect changes on a container’s filesystem

Usage

docker diff CONTAINER

Parent command

Command Description
docker The base command for the Docker CLI.

Extended description

List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem since the container was created. Three different types of change are tracked:

  1. A - Add
  2. D - Delete
  3. C - Change

For example:

$ docker diff 7bb0e258aefe

C /dev
A /dev/kmsg
C /etc
A /etc/mtab
A /go
A /go/src
A /go/src/github.com
A /go/src/github.com/docker
A /go/src/github.com/docker/docker
A /go/src/github.com/docker/docker/.git
....

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https://docs.docker.com/v1.13/engine/reference/commandline/diff/