slim

slim Plugin

DockerSlim (slimtoolkit/slim) minifies container images by removing unused files, analyzes image layers, lints Dockerfiles, and attaches debug shells to running containers. CNCF sandbox project.

Commands

• slim <resource> <action> — Execute slim commands
• slim image build — Analyze, profile and optimize a container image
• slim image xray — Perform static analysis on a container image
• slim dockerfile lint — Lint a Dockerfile for best practices
• slim container debug — Debug a running container
• slim self version — Show slim version information
• slim _ _ — Passthrough to slim CLI

Installation

brew install docker-slim
# or
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/slimtoolkit/slim/master/scripts/install-slim.sh | sudo -E bash -

Basic Usage

# Optimize an image (creates a smaller variant)
slim build myapp:latest

# Static analysis of layers and files
slim xray myapp:latest

# Lint a Dockerfile
slim lint Dockerfile

# Debug a running container
slim debug <container-id>

Common Flags

# Custom tag for optimized image
slim build myapp:latest --tag myapp:slim

# Include extra paths in the minified image
slim build myapp:latest --include-path /app/config

# Show layer change details
slim xray myapp:latest --changes all

Usage Examples

• "Shrink this Docker image for production"
• "Analyze what's inside this container image"
• "Lint my Dockerfile for best practices"
• "Debug a running container interactively"

SuperCLI

sc slim image build myapp:latest
sc slim image xray myapp:latest
sc slim dockerfile lint Dockerfile
sc plugins learn slim