DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1) NAME docker-commit - Create a new image from a container's changes SYNOPSIS docker commit [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY[:TAG]] DESCRIPTION Alias for docker container commit. OPTIONS -a, --author="" Author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith 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 docker(1) Docker Community Jan 2026 DOCKER(1)