DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

docker-commit - Create a new image from a container's changes

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**docker commit \[OPTIONS] CONTAINER \[REPOSITORY\[:TAG]]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Alias for **docker container commit**.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-a**, **--author**="" Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith hannibal@a-team.com ⟨mailto:hannibal@a-team.com⟩")

**-c**, **--change**= Apply Dockerfile instruction to the created image

**-m**, **--message**="" Commit message

**--no-pause**\[=false] Disable pausing container during commit

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**docker(1)**](/man/os/docker-cli/docker.1)

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Document: docker-commit(1) from docker-cli 29.9.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/docker/cli