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ch: container helper

A simple Docker interface to manage multiple containerized development environments. Provides a simple shell environment for separate development environments designed to use for C++ development in CSCI 104 but portable enough to use whichever Docker container you choose.

Commands

create

create docker environment, specify Dockerfile to build or image to pull

start

start docker container in background and save container id to config file

shell

run docker shell in docker environment

stop

stop running container/environment

list

list all saved configs

Examples

# create environment
ch create ENVIRONMENT_NAME {--file DOCKERFILE|--image DOCKER_IMAGE} [--volume PATH_TO_DIRECTORY] [--shell SHELL_CMD]

ch create --file ./env/Dockerfile --shell /bin/bash --volume ./project/files/ --name cs104

# start container
# [docker run]
ch start cs104

# get shell into environment
#  [docker exec]
ch shell cs104

# stop container
ch stop cs104

# list all environments
ch list

# set default container when you don't provide any args
ch --set-default cs104

Documentation

Overview

Copyright © 2020 Cameron Durham <cameron.r.durham@gmail.com>

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