Update flag description for docker rm -v

The `-v` option removes anonymous volume only, and keeps named volumes. Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit 8f5379b) Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <[email protected]>
docker · Jan 27, 2020 · 1d540a5 · 1d540a5
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diff --git a/cli/command/container/rm.go b/cli/command/container/rm.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewRmCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
  }
 
  flags := cmd.Flags()
- flags.BoolVarP(&opts.rmVolumes, "volumes", "v", false, "Remove the volumes associated with the container")
+ flags.BoolVarP(&opts.rmVolumes, "volumes", "v", false, "Remove anonymous volumes associated with the container")
  flags.BoolVarP(&opts.rmLink, "link", "l", false, "Remove the specified link")
  flags.BoolVarP(&opts.force, "force", "f", false, "Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL)")
  return cmd

diff --git a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a rm -d 'Remove one or m
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from rm' -s f -l force -d 'Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL)'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from rm' -l help -d 'Print usage'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from rm' -s l -l link -d 'Remove the specified link and not the underlying container'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from rm' -s v -l volumes -d 'Remove the volumes associated with the container'
+complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from rm' -s v -l volumes -d 'Remove anonymous volumes associated with the container'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from rm' -a '(__fish_print_docker_containers stopped)' -d "Container"
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from rm' -s f -l force -a '(__fish_print_docker_containers all)' -d "Container"
 

diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/rm.md b/docs/reference/commandline/rm.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Options:
  -f, --force Force the removal of a running container (uses SIGKILL)
  --help Print usage
  -l, --link Remove the specified link
- -v, --volumes Remove the volumes associated with the container
+ -v, --volumes Remove anonymous volumes associated with the container
 ```
 
 ## Examples