From af05ab399e17c97bdea4b3ee893c47f29c0e22a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sven Dowideit Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 20:26:47 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] add an example of what to expect from docker diff, and what the 3 codes mean --- docs/sources/commandline/cli.rst | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/commandline/cli.rst b/docs/sources/commandline/cli.rst index 37f371baad..252eda21d7 100644 --- a/docs/sources/commandline/cli.rst +++ b/docs/sources/commandline/cli.rst @@ -231,9 +231,33 @@ Full -run example :: - Usage: docker diff CONTAINER [OPTIONS] + Usage: docker diff CONTAINER + + List the changed files and directories in a container's filesystem - Inspect changes on 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: + +.. code-block:: bash + + $ sudo 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/dotcloud + A /go/src/github.com/dotcloud/docker + A /go/src/github.com/dotcloud/docker/.git + .... .. _cli_events: