How to remove old Docker containers

To remove old Docker containers, you can use the docker rm command. This command allows you to specify one or more containers to remove by providing their container IDs or names. For example, to remove a container with the ID abc123, you can use the following command:

docker rm abc123

You can also use the -f or --force option to force the removal of a running container, and the -v or --volumes option to remove any volumes associated with the container.

To remove all stopped containers, you can use the docker container prune command. This command will remove all containers that are not currently running.

docker container prune

You can also use the docker system prune command to remove stopped containers, unused images, and other resources that are no longer needed. This command will also remove any volumes not associated with a container and any network not used by at least one container.

docker system prune

Keep in mind that these commands will permanently delete the specified containers and their associated data, so use them with caution.