multi line docker run command on windows

Question

I want to run multi line docker run command on windows.

say,

docker run --name packer \
-d ekambaram/packer:1.4.0

getting the below error

C:\Users\ekambaram_pasham>docker run --name packer \
docker: invalid reference format.
See 'docker run --help'.

C:\Users\ekambaram_pasham>-d ekambaram/packer:1.4.0
'-d' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Possible duplicate of [Windows: How to specify multiline command on command prompt?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/605686/windows-how-to-specify-multiline-command-on-command-prompt) — leopal, Apr 25 '19 at 10:53

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 07 '20 at 08:10

In the command prompt on windows I was able to run multi line docker run commands as shown below

docker run --name packer ^
-d ekambaram/packer:1.4.0

use ^ as command separator instead of \

C:\Users\ekambaram_pasham>docker run --name packer ^
More? -d ekambaram/packer:1.4.0
7e3599a599a7b19613f50323456d66a324c2ac558bb71eb9060bda54dfcd8f4d

For PowerShell, you will need to substitute with ` (back tick) instead of ^ or \ as below

docker run -p 80:80 -p 443:443 `
           -h hostname.domain `
           -e "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=password" `
           -e "SOGO_WORKERS=1" `
           -e "POSTMASTER_PASSWORD=(plain)password" `
           -e "IREDAPD_PLUGINS=['reject_null_sender', 'reject_sender_login_mismatch', 'greylisting', 'throttle', 'amavisd_wblist', 'sql_alias_access_policy']" `
           -v iredmail_mysql:/var/lib/mysql `
           -v iredmail_vmail:/var/vmail `
           -v iredmail_clamav:/var/lib/clamav `
           --name=iredmail lejmr/iredmail:mysql-latest

For Powershell, additionally to what said correctly, the ` backtick must be the very last character in the line. Even a single space AFTER will end the command and produce an error on the very next line. — Joerg Krause, Apr 03 '20 at 12:53

multi line docker run command on windows

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