Docker cannot remove all images

Question

i'm using Docker Desktop for Windows. When I try to remove all of my images by this command:

docker rmi $(docker images -q)

I got this error message in command prompt:

unknown shorthand flag: 'q' in -q)

I'm running Docker on Window 10 Pro

Answer 1

Syntax is unix specific, so you change your command for Windows and you'll need to run the whole command in PowerShell or CMD.

remove containers:

powershell "docker ps -a -q | foreach-object { $i = $PSItem.ToString(); $cmd = 'docker'; & $cmd 'rm' '-f' $i }"

remove images:

powershell "docker images -a -q | foreach-object { $i = $PSItem.ToString(); $cmd = 'docker'; & $cmd 'rmi' '-f' $i }"