compose/docs/reference/compose_rm.md

# docker compose rm

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Removes stopped service containers

By default, anonymous volumes attached to containers will not be removed. You
can override this with -v. To list all volumes, use "docker volume ls".

Any data which is not in a volume will be lost.

### Options

| Name              | Type | Default | Description                                         |
|:------------------|:-----|:--------|:----------------------------------------------------|
| `--dry-run`       |      |         | Execute command in dry run mode                     |
| `-f`, `--force`   |      |         | Don't ask to confirm removal                        |
| `-s`, `--stop`    |      |         | Stop the containers, if required, before removing   |
| `-v`, `--volumes` |      |         | Remove any anonymous volumes attached to containers |


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## Description

Removes stopped service containers.

By default, anonymous volumes attached to containers are not removed. You can override this with `-v`. To list all
volumes, use `docker volume ls`.

Any data which is not in a volume is lost.

Running the command with no options also removes one-off containers created by `docker compose run`:

```console
$ docker compose rm
Going to remove djangoquickstart_web_run_1
Are you sure? [yN] y
Removing djangoquickstart_web_run_1 ... done
```