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/usr/bin/dive

A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image

From dive 0.13.1-r31 (os), captured 2026-11-07 by running dive --help (exit 0). permalink

This tool provides a way to discover and explore the contents of a docker image. Additionally the tool estimates
the amount of wasted space and identifies the offending files from the image.

Usage:
  dive [IMAGE] [flags]
  dive [command]

Available Commands:
  build       Builds and analyzes a docker image from a Dockerfile (this is a thin wrapper for the `docker build` command).
  completion  Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  help        Help about any command
  version     print the version number and exit (also --version)

Flags:
      --ci                                Skip the interactive TUI and validate against CI rules (same as env var CI=true)
      --ci-config string                  If CI=true in the environment, use the given yaml to drive validation rules. (default ".dive-ci")
      --config string                     config file (default is $HOME/.dive.yaml, ~/.config/dive/*.yaml, or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dive.yaml)
  -h, --help                              help for dive
      --highestUserWastedPercent string   (only valid with --ci given) highest allowable percentage of bytes wasted (as a ratio between 0-1), otherwise CI validation will fail. (default "0.1")
      --highestWastedBytes string         (only valid with --ci given) highest allowable bytes wasted, otherwise CI validation will fail. (default "disabled")
  -i, --ignore-errors                     ignore image parsing errors and run the analysis anyway
  -j, --json string                       Skip the interactive TUI and write the layer analysis statistics to a given file.
      --lowestEfficiency string           (only valid with --ci given) lowest allowable image efficiency (as a ratio between 0-1), otherwise CI validation will fail. (default "0.9")
      --source string                     The container engine to fetch the image from. Allowed values: docker, podman, docker-archive (default "docker")
  -v, --version                           display version number

Use "dive [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
--ciSkip the interactive TUI and validate against CI rules (same as env var CI=true)help
--ci-config stringIf CI=true in the environment, use the given yaml to drive validation rules.help
--config stringconfig file (default is $HOME/.dive.yaml, ~/.config/dive/*.yaml, or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dive.yaml)help
-h, --helphelp for divehelp
--highestUserWastedPercent string(only valid with --ci given) highest allowable percentage of bytes wasted (as a ratio between 0-1), otherwise CI validation will fail.help
--highestWastedBytes string(only valid with --ci given) highest allowable bytes wasted, otherwise CI validation will fail.help
-i, --ignore-errorsignore image parsing errors and run the analysis anywayhelp
-j, --json stringSkip the interactive TUI and write the layer analysis statistics to a given file.help
--lowestEfficiency string(only valid with --ci given) lowest allowable image efficiency (as a ratio between 0-1), otherwise CI validation will fail.help
--source stringThe container engine to fetch the image from.help
-v, --versiondisplay version numberhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.