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diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md index e238217d41..4540d530c6 100644 --- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md +++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Options: network segment (default []) ``` +## Description + Creates a new network. The `DRIVER` accepts `bridge` or `overlay` which are the built-in network drivers. If you have installed a third party or your own custom network driver you can specify that `DRIVER` here also. If you don't specify the @@ -86,7 +88,9 @@ Network names must be unique. The Docker daemon attempts to identify naming conflicts but this is not guaranteed. It is the user's responsibility to avoid name conflicts. -## Connect containers +## Examples + +### Connect containers When you start a container, use the `--network` flag to connect it to a network. This example adds the `busybox` container to the `mynet` network: @@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ Engines can also communicate in this way. You can disconnect a container from a network using the `docker network disconnect` command. -## Specifying advanced options +### Specify advanced options When you create a network, Engine creates a non-overlapping subnetwork for the network by default. This subnetwork is not a subdivision of an existing @@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ $ docker network create -d overlay \ Be sure that your subnetworks do not overlap. If they do, the network create fails and Engine returns an error. -# Bridge driver options +### Bridge driver options When creating a custom network, the default network driver (i.e. `bridge`) has additional options that can be passed. The following are those options and the @@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ connects a bridge network to it to provide external connectivity. If you want to create an externally isolated `overlay` network, you can specify the `--internal` option. -## Related information +## Related commands * [network inspect](network_inspect.md) * [network connect](network_connect.md) |