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    `docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes.
    `docker rmi $(docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    Run all commands:

    `docker kill $(docker ps -q) && docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) && docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q) && docker rmi $(docker images -q)`

    For fish shell, remove the `$`:

    `docker kill (docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker volume rm (docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes.
    `docker rmi (docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    Run all commands:

    `docker kill (docker ps -q) && docker rm (docker ps -a -q) && docker volume rm (docker volume ls -q) && docker rmi (docker images -q)`

    If you see “[command name] requires at least 1 argument”, there were no containers or images to stop or remove.
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    For fish shell, remove the `$`:

    `docker kill (docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker volume rm (docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes.
    `docker rmi (docker images -q)` to delete all images.

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    `docker kill $(docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes
    `docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes.
    `docker rmi $(docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    For fish shell, remove the `$`:

    `docker kill (docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker volume rm (docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes
    `docker volume rm (docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes.
    `docker rmi (docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    If you see “[command name] requires at least 1 argument”, there were no containers or images to stop or remove.
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    `docker kill $(docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes
    `docker rmi $(docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    For fish shell, remove the `$`:

    `docker kill (docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker volume rm (docker volume ls -q)` to delete all volumes
    `docker rmi (docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    If you see “[command name] requires at least 1 argument”, there were no containers or images to stop or remove.
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    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rmi (docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    If you see “[command name] requires at least 1 argument”, it just means that there were no containers or images to stop or remove.
    If you see “[command name] requires at least 1 argument”, there were no containers or images to stop or remove.
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    `docker kill (docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rmi (docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    If you see “[command name] requires at least 1 argument”, it just means that there were no containers or images to stop or remove.
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    `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rmi $(docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    For fish, remove the `$`:
    For fish shell, remove the `$`:

    `docker kill (docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
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    `docker kill $(docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rmi $(docker images -q)` to delete all images.
    `docker rmi $(docker images -q)` to delete all images.

    For fish, remove the `$`:

    `docker kill (docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm (docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rmi (docker images -q)` to delete all images.
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    Kill all running containers: `docker kill $(docker ps -q)`
    Delete all stopped containers: `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)`
    Delete all images: `docker rmi $(docker images -q)`
    `docker kill $(docker ps -q)` to kill all running containers
    `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)` to delete all stopped containers.
    `docker rmi $(docker images -q)` to delete all images.
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    Kill all running containers: `docker kill $(docker ps -q)`
    Delete all stopped containers: `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)`
    Delete all images: `docker rmi $(docker images -q)`
    Kill all running containers: `docker kill $(docker ps -q)`
    Delete all stopped containers: `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)`
    Delete all images: `docker rmi $(docker images -q)`
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    Kill all running containers: `docker kill $(docker ps -q)`
    Delete all stopped containers: `docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)`
    Delete all images: `docker rmi $(docker images -q)`