--- title: wagoodman/dive: A tool for exploring each layer in a... description: dive is a tool for exploring a Docker image, examining its layer contents, and finding ways to reduce the size of the image. It allows you to analyze a Docker... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wagoodman-dive-a-tool-for-exploring-each-layer-in-a-docker-image-anapotkih twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: wagoodman/dive: A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image | daily.dev og:description: dive is a tool for exploring a Docker image, examining its layer contents, and finding ways to reduce the size of the image. It allows you to analyze a Docker... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wagoodman-dive-a-tool-for-exploring-each-layer-in-a-docker-image-anapotkih og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aNApoTkiH.png og:image:alt: wagoodman/dive: A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # wagoodman/dive: A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 1 min read · 18 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary dive is a tool for exploring a Docker image, examining its layer contents, and finding ways to reduce the size of the image. It allows you to analyze a Docker image, estimate its efficiency, and quickly build and analyze images in one command. The tool provides a user-friendly UI and supports multiple image sources and container engines. Installation is available on various platforms including Ubuntu/Debian, RHEL/Centos, Arch Linux, Mac, Windows, and Docker. CI integration is also possible to analyze images and check for image efficiency and wasted space. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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