docker / docker/cli

Feature: docker rm --all --force Command

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Description

Description

I’d like to suggest adding an -a, --all option to the docker rm command. With this we could do commands like docker rm --all --force. It would allow us to remove all containers, both running and stopped, with a single command. Currently, we have to stop them first and then remove them, which feels a bit clunky.

Podman has this functionality built in. Adding this option to Docker would streamline the process and improve the user experience.

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Research direction

Start at the Docker CLI implementation and tests for the docker rm command, then review the linked command reference and Podman behavior. Done means docker rm --all --force removes running and stopped containers in one command, with coverage for the new option and existing removal behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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