compose/docs/reference/docker_compose_down.yaml
Guillaume Lours f729794270 docs(hooks): document pre_start hook container retention and cleanup
- compose_down.md: note that retained pre_start hook containers (those
  kept after a hook failure for post-mortem) are automatically removed
  by compose down, with the label filter to list them beforehand.
- compose_up.md: note the retention behavior on pre_start hook failure,
  how to inspect the retained container, and that it is cleaned up on
  the next compose up or compose down.

Signed-off-by: Guillaume Lours <glours@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-08-20 18:57:02 +02:00

93 lines
2.9 KiB
YAML
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters

This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.

command: docker compose down
short: Stop and remove containers, networks
long: |-
Stops containers and removes containers, networks, volumes, and images created by `up`.
By default, the only things removed are:
- Containers for services defined in the Compose file.
- Networks defined in the networks section of the Compose file.
- The default network, if one is used.
Networks and volumes defined as external are never removed.
Anonymous volumes are not removed by default. However, as they dont have a stable name, they are not automatically
mounted by a subsequent `up`. For data that needs to persist between updates, use explicit paths as bind mounts or
named volumes.
### Pre-start hook containers
When a `pre_start` lifecycle hook fails, Compose retains its container for post-mortem inspection instead of removing
it immediately. `compose down` automatically removes these retained hook containers as part of teardown, so they do
not accumulate over time.
To list retained hook containers before running `down`:
```console
$ docker ps -a --filter label=com.docker.compose.hook=pre_start
```
usage: docker compose down [OPTIONS] [SERVICES]
pname: docker compose
plink: docker_compose.yaml
options:
- option: remove-orphans
value_type: bool
default_value: "false"
description: Remove containers for services not defined in the Compose file
deprecated: false
hidden: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false
- option: rmi
value_type: string
description: |
Remove images used by services. "local" remove only images that don't have a custom tag ("local"|"all")
deprecated: false
hidden: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false
- option: timeout
shorthand: t
value_type: int
default_value: "0"
description: Specify a shutdown timeout in seconds
deprecated: false
hidden: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false
- option: volumes
shorthand: v
value_type: bool
default_value: "false"
description: |
Remove named volumes declared in the "volumes" section of the Compose file and anonymous volumes attached to containers
deprecated: false
hidden: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false
inherited_options:
- option: dry-run
value_type: bool
default_value: "false"
description: Execute command in dry run mode
deprecated: false
hidden: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false
deprecated: false
hidden: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false