Why am I not able to remove all containers in docker

Question

I have existing containers :

e158b26e4147

4dd41f8431f2

06cbbb00dcf1

14d1ceb499b2

I want to delete all of them. So I used the command docker rm $(docker ps -aq). But I am getting following error:

unknown shorthand flag: 'a' in -aq)
See 'docker rm --help'.

What can be the solution?

Check if the answer helps you, and also check your commands and character again. What OS are you in? — Saeed, Sep 12 '21 at 15:14
I'm not on Windows, but it seems you should run it on PowerShell. Be sure you're not on CMD — Saeed, Sep 12 '21 at 16:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 12 '21 at 15:08

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Try this instead :

docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)

answered Sep 12 '21 at 15:08

Manu Singh Kirola

I am getting error : unknown shorthand flag: 'a' in -a See 'docker rm --help'. – Ashish Sep 12 '21 at 15:18
Did you try removing the -a option from command. Like this : docker rm -f $(docker ps -q) – Manu Singh Kirola Sep 12 '21 at 15:25
Also please note that if OS is Windows , pls try from powershell instead of cmd. This is a known issue on Windows. – Manu Singh Kirola Sep 12 '21 at 15:29
I am getting error - docker rm -f $(docker ps -q) – Ashish Sep 12 '21 at 16:02

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