Are you still stuck with Windows 8.1 or earlier? Then, if you want to use Docker, you have to use the Docker Toolbox.

Docker Toolbox comes with its own “shell” called Docker Quickstart Terminal. It uses Windows’ own command window – which is pretty limited.

Docker Quickstart Terminal Install

Microsoft Windows For Mac

As I explored in Command Line Replacement For Windows, there are alternatives.

Docker Quickstart Terminal Window For Macro

• Click the Docker QuickStart icon to launch a pre-configured Docker Toolbox terminal. If the system displays a User Account Control prompt to allow VirtualBox to make changes to your computer. The terminal does several things to set up Docker Toolbox for you. When it is done, the terminal displays the $ prompt.
• If you rather want to use a different terminal, you can accomplish the same behaviour. Open your terminal of choice. Type the following to prepare environment variables. $ ( docker-machine env default) You can now use this terminal window to apply all your Docker and Devilbox related commands.

Step 12: Now Click on the Docker Quickstart terminal tool. Terminal window will get launched and perform few configuration steps. Wait to complete it. Once all is configured you will get similar screen on the Terminal. Docker will get configured and will start docker machine with IP – 192.168.99.100.

Docker Quickstart Terminal Window For Machine

To be able to interact with Docker Toolbox in these alternative command line tools, you can create a simple batch file that drops you into the same Docker shell as the “Docker Quickstart Terminal”: