How to determine Docker version

Question

When I run:

$ docker -v

the output is:

Docker version 18.06.1-ce, build e68fc7a

What version they mean when the write

If you use Docker 1.13 or higher, use --cpus instead.

Asking because the difference between 18 and 1 is too big to me. Can the docu be so old? Or do the docker versions increase so fast?

it's something like this, they have upgraded their versions quickly ! v17.12, v17.09, v17.06, v17.03, v1.13, v1.12, v1.11, v1.10, v1.9, v1.8, v1.7, v1.6, v1.5, v1.4 .... — Saad, Sep 12 '18 at 08:44

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 12 '18 at 08:41

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docker -v only shows the client version. docker version will show both client and server version. 1.13 wasn't that long ago, docker just decided to jump their version numbers rapidly.

answered Sep 12 '18 at 08:41

danblack

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docker version - gives all the version info but To get only the server version details, we can run docker version --format '{{.Server.Version}}' – Amitesh Bharti Jun 22 '22 at 18:24
docker version --format '{{.Client.Version}}' to get docker client version info – Amitesh Bharti Jun 22 '22 at 18:25

How to determine Docker version

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