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Add a mapping table from docker cli to crictl in crictl debugging doc #25109

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion content/en/blog/_posts/2020-12-02-dockershim-faq.md
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Another thing to look out for is anything expecting to run for system maintenance
or nested inside a container when building images will no longer work. For the
former, you can use the [`crictl`][cr] tool as a drop-in replacement and for the
former, you can use the [`crictl`][cr] tool as a drop-in replacement (see [mapping from docker cli to crictl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/debug-application-cluster/crictl/#mapping-from-docker-cli-to-crictl)) and for the
latter you can use newer container build options like [img], [buildah], or
[kaniko] that don’t require Docker.

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See [kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools)
for more information.


## Mapping from docker cli to crictl

The exact versions for below mapping table are for docker cli v1.40 and crictl v1.19.0. Please note that the list is not exhaustive. For example, it doesn't include experimental commands of docker cli.

Warn: the output format of CRICTL is similar to Docker CLI, despite some missing columns for some CLI. Make sure to check output for the specific command if your script output parsing.

### Retrieve Debugging Information

{{< table caption="mapping from docker cli to crictl - retrieve debugging information" >}}
docker cli | crictl | Description | Unsupported Features
-- | -- | -- | --
`attach` | `attach` | Attach to a running container | `--detach-keys`, `--sig-proxy`
`exec` | `exec` | Run a command in a running container | `--privileged`, `--user`, `--detach-keys`
`images` | `images` | List images |  
`info` | `info` | Display system-wide information |  
`inspect` | `inspect`, `inspecti` | Return low-level information on a container, image or task |  
`logs` | `logs` | Fetch the logs of a container | `--details`
`ps` | `ps` | List containers |  
`stats` | `stats` | Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics | Column: NET/BLOCK I/O, PIDs
`version` | `version` | Show the runtime (Docker, ContainerD, or others) version information |  
{{< /table >}}

### Perform Changes

{{< table caption="mapping from docker cli to crictl - perform changes" >}}
docker cli | crictl | Description | Unsupported Features
-- | -- | -- | --
`create` | `create` | Create a new container |  
`kill` | `stop` (timeout = 0) | Kill one or more running container | `--signal`
`pull` | `pull` | Pull an image or a repository from a registry | `--all-tags`, `--disable-content-trust`
`rm` | `rm` | Remove one or more containers |  
`rmi` | `rmi` | Remove one or more images |  
`run` | `run` | Run a command in a new container |  
`start` | `start` | Start one or more stopped containers | `--detach-keys`
`stop` | `stop` | Stop one or more running containers |  
`update` | `update` | Update configuration of one or more containers | `--restart`, `--blkio-weight` and some other resource limit not supported by CRI.
{{< /table >}}

### Supported only in crictl

{{< table caption="mapping from docker cli to crictl - supported only in crictl" >}}
crictl | Description
-- | --
`imagefsinfo` | Return image filesystem info
`inspectp` | Display the status of one or more pods
`port-forward` | Forward local port to a pod
`pods` | List pods
`runp` | Run a new pod
`rmp` | Remove one or more pods
`stopp` | Stop one or more running pods
{{< /table >}}