docker ps: how to show specific columns as output?

Question

docker ps: showing multiple-lines for each container makes it difficult to see.

How to select columns to display like sql?

docker ps -a ID,NAME,STATUS

Answer 1

Use --format:

docker ps --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}"
CONTAINER ID   NAMES     STATUS

Also please read the help section: docker ps --help which references: https://docs.docker.com/go/formatting/

table

table specifies which fields you want to see its output.

$ docker image list --format "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Repository}}\t{{.Tag}}\t{{.Size}}"