docker volume inspect
| Description | Display detailed information on one or more volumes |
|---|---|
| Usage | docker volume inspect [OPTIONS] VOLUME [VOLUME...] |
Description
Returns information about a volume. By default, this command renders all results in a JSON array. You can specify an alternate format to execute a given template for each result. Go's text/template package describes all the details of the format.
Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-f, --format | Format output using a custom template: 'json': Print in JSON format 'TEMPLATE': Print output using the given Go template. Refer to https://docs.docker.com/go/formatting/ for more information about formatting output with templates |
Examples
$ docker volume create myvolume myvolume Use the docker volume inspect comment to inspect the configuration of the volume:
$ docker volume inspect myvolume The output is in JSON format, for example:
[{"CreatedAt":"2020-04-19T11:00:21Z","Driver":"local","Labels":{},"Mountpoint":"/var/lib/docker/volumes/8140a838303144125b4f54653b47ede0486282c623c3551fbc7f390cdc3e9cf5/_data","Name":"myvolume","Options":{},"Scope":"local"}]Format the output (--format)
Use the --format flag to format the output using a Go template, for example, to print the Mountpoint property:
$ docker volume inspect --format '{{ .Mountpoint }}' myvolume /var/lib/docker/volumes/myvolume/_data 