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Last active December 5, 2025 18:36
Docker pruner. Deletes docker's overlay2 leftovers that survive 'docker system prune -af --volumes'
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -eEuo pipefail
MARKER_FILE_NAME="${DOCKER_PRUNER_MARKER:-DOCKER-PRUNER-MARKER-FILE}"
DOCKER_PATH="${DOCKER_PATH:-/var/lib/docker/overlay2}"
function _used_dirs() {
for docker_obj in $(docker ps -aq) $(docker image ls -aq); do
lowerdir="$(docker inspect "$docker_obj" | jq '.[].GraphDriver.Data.LowerDir' -r)"