# docker compose helper scripts
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##### `/usr/local/bin/uplog`
****Helper Scripts****
The docker helper scripts are to allow more rapid access to frequent requests
- [ ] create `/usr/local/bin/uplog`
- [ ] chmod +x `/usr/local/bin/uplog`
```
#!/bin/bash
# /usr/local/bin/uplog
if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]
then
docker compose up -d && docker compose logs -f
else
docker compose -f $1.yml up -d && docker compose -f $1.yml logs -f
fi
```
- [ ] update profile aliases
- [ ] vi `~/.bash_aliases`
- [ ] logout and back in
```
# additional bash_alias entries for docker management
alias down='docker compose down'
alias up='docker compose up -d'
alias logs='docker compose logs -f'
```
```
```
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****docker-image-prune-3months****
a script to remove all un-used docker images over 3 months old
```
#!/bin/bash
# docker-image-prune-3months.sh
echo "BEFORE $(docker image ls |wc -l)"
time docker image prune --all --filter "until=2160h"
echo "AFTER $(docker image ls |wc -l)"
```
****docker-latest-images****
pulls the latest docker images and restarts affected containers
```
#!/bin/bash
# docker-latest-images.sh
find /home/docker/services -iname docker-compose.yml -exec docker compose -f "{}" pull \;
find /home/docker/services -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | while read -r DIR
do
cd "${DIR}"
TEST=$(docker compose ps -q)
[ -z $TEST ] && cd "${DIR}" && docker compose up
[ -z $TEST ] || echo "${DIR} not running"
done
```
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