What does these docker-containes mean?

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Fisrt, docker run -d busybox sleep 2000 Seconde, ps aux | grep {container id} to find the pid;
Third, pstree -paAl {pid} shows the nine strange docker-containe;
What does these containes mean? 5214-5222

Fedora 29, docker.

I don't know how to format the output, but you can try it on your pc.I only know the 5213 docker-containe is my container...

[emacsliu@localhost ~]$ pstree -aAlp 5213
    docker-containe,5213 
    a82c3cf17ed83570758a80ff84fc9f6ff9e649b3407f4f0bc371f2e3aa5f351e /var/run/docker/libcontainerd/a82c3cf17ed83570758a80ff84fc9f6ff9e649b340
   7f4f0bc371f2e3aa5f351e /usr/libexec/docker/docker-runc-current
      |-sleep,5232 2000
      |-{docker-containe},5214
      |-{docker-containe},5215
      |-{docker-containe},5216
      |-{docker-containe},5217
      |-{docker-containe},5218
      |-{docker-containe},5219
      |-{docker-containe},5220
      |-{docker-containe},5221
       -{docker-containe},5222

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 25 '18 at 18:07

docker-containe is actually abbreviated docker-containerd-shim (or containerd-shim on some systems) and it is Docker component. Use other tools, which will show a full process name. For example htop tree view:

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What does these docker-containes mean?

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