# Image-building best practices — Image layering

> Using the docker image history command, you can see the command that was used to create each layer within an image.

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## Knowledge

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Using the docker image history command, you can see the command that was used to create each layer within an image.

Use the docker image history command to see the layers in the getting-started image you created.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    $ docker image history getting-started
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintext
    IMAGE               CREATED             CREATED BY                                      SIZE                COMMENT
    a78a40cbf866        18 seconds ago      /bin/sh -c #(nop)  CMD ["node" "src/index.j…    0B
    f1d1808565d6        19 seconds ago      /bin/sh -c npm install --omit=dev               85.4MB
    a2c054d14948        36 seconds ago      /bin/sh -c #(nop) COPY dir:5dc710ad87c789593…   198kB
    9577ae713121        37 seconds ago      /bin/sh -c #(nop) WORKDIR /app                  0B
    b95baba1cfdb        13 days ago         /bin/sh -c #(nop)  CMD ["node"]                 0B
    &lt;missing&gt;           13 days ago         /bin/sh -c #(nop)  ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entry…   0B
    &lt;missing&gt;           13 days ago         /bin/sh -c #(nop) COPY file:238737301d473041…   116B
    &lt;missing&gt;           13 days ago         /bin/sh -c apk add --no-cache --virtual .bui…   5.35MB
    &lt;mi
```

You'll notice that several of the lines are truncated. If you add the --no-trunc flag, you'll get the full output.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    $ docker image history --no-trunc getting-started
```

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