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 # docker-autocompose
-Generate a docker-compose yaml definition from a running container
+Generates a docker-compose yaml definition from a running container.
+
+Required Modules:
+* [pyaml](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyaml/)
+* [docker-py](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/docker-py)
+
+Example Usage:
+
+    sudo python autocompose.py container-name
+
+Outputs a docker-compose compatible yaml structure.
+[docker-compose reference](https://docs.docker.com/compose/)
+[docker-compose yaml file specification](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/)
+
+While experimenting with various docker containers from the Hub, I realized that I'd started several containers with complex options for volumes, ports, environment variables, etc. and there was no way I could remember all those commands without referencing the Hub page for each image if I needed to delete and re-create the container (for updates, or if something broke).
+
+With this tool, I can easily generate docker-compose files for managing the containers that I've set up manually.