.TH "DOCKER" "1" " Docker User Manuals" "Docker Community" "JUNE 2014"  ""


.SH NAME
.PP
docker\-logs \- Fetch the logs of a container


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBdocker logs\fP
[\fB\-f\fP|\fB\-\-follow\fP[=\fIfalse\fP]]
[\fB\-\-help\fP]
[\fB\-t\fP|\fB\-\-timestamps\fP[=\fIfalse\fP]]
[\fB\-\-tail\fP[=\fI"all"\fP]]
CONTAINER


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \fBdocker logs\fP command batch\-retrieves whatever logs are present for
a container at the time of execution. This does not guarantee execution
order when combined with a docker run (i.e., your run may not have generated
any logs at the time you execute docker logs).

.PP
The \fBdocker logs \-\-follow\fP command combines commands \fBdocker logs\fP and
\fBdocker attach\fP. It will first return all logs from the beginning and
then continue streaming new output from the container’s stdout and stderr.

.PP
\fBWarning\fP: This command works only for \fBjson\-file\fP logging driver.


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-\-help\fP
  Print usage statement

.PP
\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-follow\fP=\fItrue\fP|\fIfalse\fP
   Follow log output. The default is \fIfalse\fP.

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\fB\-t\fP, \fB\-\-timestamps\fP=\fItrue\fP|\fIfalse\fP
   Show timestamps. The default is \fIfalse\fP.

.PP
\fB\-\-tail\fP="all"
   Output the specified number of lines at the end of logs (defaults to all logs)


.SH HISTORY
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April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
based on docker.com source material and internal work.
June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit 
\[la]SvenDowideit@home.org.au\[ra]
July 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit 
\[la]SvenDowideit@home.org.au\[ra]