docker
--filter does not work with negatives anywhere other than prune
Description
Hi, the --filter option still is non conformant with the specs. It does not respect anything negative such --filter "label!:foo" on anything else other than prune command.
It does work on prune commands.
Reproduce
$ docker ps -a --filter "label!=foo"
Error response from daemon: invalid filter 'label!'
Expected behavior
No response
docker version
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 28.1.0
API version: 1.49
Go version: go1.23.8
Git commit: 4d8c241
Built: Thu Apr 17 09:54:54 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Context: default
Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 28.1.0
API version: 1.49 (minimum version 1.24)
Go version: go1.23.8
Git commit: 3f46cad
Built: Thu Apr 17 09:54:54 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: 1.7.27
GitCommit: 05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da
runc:
Version: 1.2.5
GitCommit: v1.2.5-0-g59923ef
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
GitCommit: de40ad0
docker info
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 28.1.0
Context: default
Debug Mode: false
Plugins:
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containerd version: 05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da
runc version: v1.2.5-0-g59923ef
init version: de40ad0
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Additional Info
No response
Curious what specs you're referring to. Yes, there's definitely improvements to be made, but I don't think != is documented for docker ps (https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/ls/#filter)
Hi @thaJeztah it is documented here:
https://docs.docker.com/engine/cli/filter/#multiple-negated-filters
It is a high level document that says it extends to all the commands (is there any reason it should not be the same in all contexts?)