How does overlay2 associate container to the folders storing the merged stuff





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I am deep diving into overlay2 FS following Docker documentation.
https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver/#image-and-container-layers-on-disk-1



It just mentions as of Docker 1.10, it is no longer using the image id to identity image layer.



I could find the container id using command "docker inspect --format {{.Id}} ContainerName`". In the doc, it mentions we can see the container folder in the directory /var/lib/docker/overlay2 and the image folder within the file "lower-id" of the container folder. However, I could not see the corresponding directory within /var/lib/docker/overlay2. Instead, there is one in the /var/lib/docker/containers/Container-ID. Currently, I got stuck finding the lower layer(Image) of the container.



The command "find . -name " any filename within the Container" could be used to locate the folder within /var/lib/docker/overlay2, but it is not a good way to see it.



Please help figure out a way to locate it. Thanks.










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    I am deep diving into overlay2 FS following Docker documentation.
    https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver/#image-and-container-layers-on-disk-1



    It just mentions as of Docker 1.10, it is no longer using the image id to identity image layer.



    I could find the container id using command "docker inspect --format {{.Id}} ContainerName`". In the doc, it mentions we can see the container folder in the directory /var/lib/docker/overlay2 and the image folder within the file "lower-id" of the container folder. However, I could not see the corresponding directory within /var/lib/docker/overlay2. Instead, there is one in the /var/lib/docker/containers/Container-ID. Currently, I got stuck finding the lower layer(Image) of the container.



    The command "find . -name " any filename within the Container" could be used to locate the folder within /var/lib/docker/overlay2, but it is not a good way to see it.



    Please help figure out a way to locate it. Thanks.










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      I am deep diving into overlay2 FS following Docker documentation.
      https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver/#image-and-container-layers-on-disk-1



      It just mentions as of Docker 1.10, it is no longer using the image id to identity image layer.



      I could find the container id using command "docker inspect --format {{.Id}} ContainerName`". In the doc, it mentions we can see the container folder in the directory /var/lib/docker/overlay2 and the image folder within the file "lower-id" of the container folder. However, I could not see the corresponding directory within /var/lib/docker/overlay2. Instead, there is one in the /var/lib/docker/containers/Container-ID. Currently, I got stuck finding the lower layer(Image) of the container.



      The command "find . -name " any filename within the Container" could be used to locate the folder within /var/lib/docker/overlay2, but it is not a good way to see it.



      Please help figure out a way to locate it. Thanks.










      share|improve this question














      I am deep diving into overlay2 FS following Docker documentation.
      https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver/#image-and-container-layers-on-disk-1



      It just mentions as of Docker 1.10, it is no longer using the image id to identity image layer.



      I could find the container id using command "docker inspect --format {{.Id}} ContainerName`". In the doc, it mentions we can see the container folder in the directory /var/lib/docker/overlay2 and the image folder within the file "lower-id" of the container folder. However, I could not see the corresponding directory within /var/lib/docker/overlay2. Instead, there is one in the /var/lib/docker/containers/Container-ID. Currently, I got stuck finding the lower layer(Image) of the container.



      The command "find . -name " any filename within the Container" could be used to locate the folder within /var/lib/docker/overlay2, but it is not a good way to see it.



      Please help figure out a way to locate it. Thanks.







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          Just figured out, you can use docker image inspect ImageName to check the layers. Thanks.






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