Docker volume commands: create, list, and remove

docker volume create

Create a named volume.

docker volume create <NAME>

docker volume ls

List all volumes on the host.

docker volume ls

docker volume inspect

Display detailed volume information.

docker volume inspect <NAME>

docker volume rm

Delete a volume.

docker volume rm <NAME>

docker volume prune

Remove all unused volumes.

docker volume prune

When a volume is mounted to a directory that already contains files, those files are copied into the volume on first mount. Use -v with docker container rm or docker-compose rm -v to remove volumes associated with containers.