docker error : the input device is not a TTY. If you are using mintty, try prefixing the command with 'winpty' [duplicate]

Answer 1

Remove -it from the command. If you want to keep it interactive then keep -i

Answer 2

In addition to above mentioned solutions. In case you are getting this error for docker attach

example: docker attach alpine1

error: the input device is not a TTY. If you are using mintty, try prefixing the command with 'winpty'

Solution: Adding winpty before docker command i.e. winpty docker attach should work.

example: winpty docker attach alpine1

Note: I was getting this error while using base on windows and this solution worked for me.

Answer 3

If you are using Git Bash you can try like this

winpty docker run -it ubuntu

Answer 4

For those using WSL and running Docker for windows inside of cmder or conemu I would recommend to not to use Docker which is installed on windows in 'Program Files' but instead install Docker inside WSL on ubuntu/linux. Do remember though that you can't run Docker itself from within WSL, you must connect to Docker running on windows from the linux Docker client installed in WSL.

To install Docker on WSL

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce

Your options for running actual Docker commands are to either: Connect to Docker using the switch -H

docker -H localhost:2375 run -it -v /mnt/c/code:/var/app -w "/var/app" centos:7

Or set the environment variable docker_host

export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://localhost:2375

Either way you are now be able to interactively connect to a running Docker container

Answer 5

Got this error for running docker-compose exec workspace bash

So just prefix with winpty winpty docker-compose exec workspace bash