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# [NAME](#NAME)

docker-stats - Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**docker stats \[OPTIONS] \[CONTAINER...]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Alias for **docker container stats**.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-a**, **--all**\[=false] Show all containers (default shows just running)

**--format**="" Format output using a custom template: 'table': Print output in table format with column headers (default) 'table TEMPLATE': Print output in table format using the given Go 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

**--no-stream**\[=false] Disable streaming stats and only pull the first result

**--no-trunc**\[=false] Do not truncate output

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

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

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Document: docker-stats(1) from docker-cli 29.9.2-r0 (Chainguard OS)
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