What is the difference between docker pull and docker image pull commands?

Question

As of now, I am learning Docker. This reference has mentioned two ways of pulling an image from the Docker registry. Can anyone explain this in simple terms?

Does this mean that we cannot get updates on a pulled image if we use docker image pull command?

Answer 1

They are the same command. From the documentation you linked:

To download a particular image, or set of images (i.e., a repository), use docker image pull (or the docker pull shorthand).

There are many "shortand commands" like:

• docker push for docker image push
• docker run for docker container run
• ...