.TH "DOCKER" "1" " Docker User Manuals" "Docker Community" "JUNE 2015"  ""

.SH NAME

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docker\-version \- Show the Docker version information.

.SH SYNOPSIS

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\fBdocker version\fP

[\fB\-\-help\fP]

[\fB\-f\fP|\fB\-\-format\fP[=\fIFORMAT\fP]]

.SH DESCRIPTION

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This command displays version information for both the Docker client and

daemon.

.SH OPTIONS

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\fB\-\-help\fP

    Print usage statement

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\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-format\fP=""

    Format the output using the given go template.

.SH EXAMPLES

.SH Display Docker version information

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The default output:

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.RS

.nf

$ docker version

Client:

 Version:      1.8.0

 API version:  1.20

 Go version:   go1.4.2

 Git commit:   f5bae0a

 Built:        Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015

 OS/Arch:      linux/amd64

Server:

 Version:      1.8.0

 API version:  1.20

 Go version:   go1.4.2

 Git commit:   f5bae0a

 Built:        Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015

 OS/Arch:      linux/amd64

.fi

.RE

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Get server version:

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.RS

.nf

$ docker version \-\-format '{{.Server.Version}}'

1.8.0

.fi

.RE

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Dump raw data:

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To view all available fields, you can use the format \fB\fC{{json .}}\fR.

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.RS

.nf

$ docker version \-\-format '{{json .}}'

{"Client":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"},"ServerOK":true,"Server":{"Version":"1.8.0","ApiVersion":"1.20","GitCommit":"f5bae0a","GoVersion":"go1.4.2","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","KernelVersion":"3.13.2\-gentoo","BuildTime":"Tue Jun 23 17:56:00 UTC 2015"}}

.fi

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.SH HISTORY

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June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit 

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June 2015, updated by John Howard 

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June 2015, updated by Patrick Hemmer <[email protected]