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diff

Usage: docker diff [OPTIONS] CONTAINER

Inspect changes on a container's filesystem

  --help=false        Print usage

List the changed files and directories in a container᾿s filesystem There are 3 events that are listed in the diff:

  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
....
On this page:
Nov 3, 2015 at 7:59pm (PST) { "docker/compose": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/compose.git" ], "sha": "9c8173dbfda93baef214359991b6a8a54172f6ae" }, "docker/docker-hub": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/hub2-demo.git" ], "sha": "4b2e522c81c860d63b126342a6b981ac0ff1605c" }, "docker/docker-trusted-registry": { "ref": "docs", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/dhe-deploy.git" ], "sha": "b8988465878952f2e2c2472e8fc5fd35e5975fbf" }, "docker/docs-base": { "ref": "hugo-github-linking", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/docs-base.git" ], "sha": "dc98c0381a6cc311c9e3189dc78a3c7e62e5a205" }, "docker/engine": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/docker.git" ], "sha": "474b16af8ecfe94ec635dfac60025348d3186aa3" }, "docker/machine": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/machine.git" ], "sha": "786437901c0c883ecb59c1e0531654c1d89b326d" }, "docker/opensource": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/opensource.git" ], "sha": "0cd99bcdd876ca0293d8944980c79f32064b6354" }, "docker/registry": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/distribution.git" ], "sha": "a9da0e510032314910b5405acc50873ab2fa2e5a" }, "docker/swarm": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/swarm.git" ], "sha": "087e2452f3ec474f112b4e5b8c52b8dacb5751be" }, "docker/tutorials": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:docker/tutorials.git" ], "sha": "cb55d4de0df55e22f443aac664d66f092f06c56b" }, "docs.docker.com": { "ref": "refs/heads/1-9-release", "repos": [ "git@github.com:moxiegirl/docs.docker.com.git", "git@github.com:docker/docs.docker.com.git" ], "sha": "5878eae5de6f012c67a2a4772327c9948274c351" }, "kitematic/kitematic": { "ref": "master", "repos": [ "git@github.com:kitematic/kitematic.git" ], "sha": "e533ed35d2eab31ce528675b0665f97516b4147b" } }