This Windows batch script iterates through a list of all Docker container IDs and forcefully removes each container.

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npm run import -- "Delete containers in cmd"

Delete containers in cmd

FOR /f "tokens=*" %i IN ('docker ps -a -q') DO docker rm %i

bash
#!/bin/bash

# Function to remove all stopped containers
remove_stopped_containers() {
  # Use docker ps with -a and -q flags to get a list of stopped container IDs
  stopped_containers=$(docker ps -aq)

  # Iterate over each stopped container and remove it
  for container in $stopped_containers; do
    # Use docker rm with -f flag to force removal of the container
    docker rm -f "$container"
  done
}

# Call the function to remove stopped containers
remove_stopped_containers

This code snippet forcefully removes all Docker containers, both running and stopped.

Here's a breakdown:

1. FOR /f "tokens=*" %i IN ('docker ps -a -q'):

   • This part uses a Windows batch file loop (FOR) to iterate over the output of a command.
   • docker ps -a -q: Lists all Docker containers (both running and stopped) and outputs only their IDs (container names are not included).
   • tokens=*: Tells the loop to capture all tokens (words) from the output.
   • %i: Represents a variable that will hold each container ID during each iteration of the loop.

2. DO docker rm %i:

   • This is the action performed for each container ID captured by the loop.
   • docker rm %i: Removes the Docker container specified by the %i variable.

In essence, the code does the following:

1. Gets a list of all Docker container IDs.
2. Loops through each container ID.
3. Removes each container using the docker rm command.

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