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Using docker from windows shell or powershell

Using docker from windows shell or powershell

IMPORTANT

STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU WORK WITH WINDOWS POWERSHELL, ALL DOCKER COMMANDS WORK PROPERLY.  WHEN USING DOS COMMAND WINDOW COMMANDS SUCH AS - docker <command> $(docker <sub command>) give an error.


Before you can the docker command make sure the following environment variables are set (run docker-machine env to get an up to date set of values for these variables)

windows environment variables
SET DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY=1
SET DOCKER_HOST=tcp://192.168.99.100:2376
SET DOCKER_CERT_PATH=C:\Users\Selvyn\.docker\machine\machines\default
SET DOCKER_MACHINE_NAME=default
REM Run this command to configure your shell: 
REM 	@FOR /f "tokens=*" %i IN ('docker-machine env default') DO @%i


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