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# docker container logs

> Print container logs.
> More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/logs/>.

- Print logs from a container:

`docker {{[logs|container logs]}} {{container_name}}`

- Print logs and follow them:

`docker {{[logs|container logs]}} {{[-f|--follow]}} {{container_name}}`

- Print last 5 lines:

`docker {{[logs|container logs]}} {{container_name}} {{[-n|--tail]}} 5`

- Print logs and append them with timestamps:

`docker {{[logs|container logs]}} {{[-t|--timestamps]}} {{container_name}}`

- Print logs from a certain point in time of container execution (i.e. 23m, 10s, 2013-01-02T13:23:37):

`docker {{[logs|container logs]}} {{container_name}} --until {{time}}`