Network scoped alias support

Signed-off-by: Madhu Venugopal <madhu@docker.com>

docs/reference/commandline/create.md

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Creates a new container.
                                     'container:<name|id>': reuse another container's network stack
                                     'host': use the Docker host network stack
                                     '<network-name>|<network-id>': connect to a user-defined network
+      --net-alias=[]                Add network-scoped alias for the container
       --oom-kill-disable            Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not
       --oom-score-adj=0             Tune the host's OOM preferences for containers (accepts -1000 to 1000)
       -P, --publish-all             Publish all exposed ports to random ports

docs/reference/commandline/network_connect.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ parent = "smn_cli"
 
     Connects a container to a network
 
+      --alias=[]         Add network-scoped alias for the container
       --help             Print usage
       --ip               IPv4 Address
       --ip6              IPv6 Address
@@ -45,6 +46,13 @@ You can use `--link` option to link another container with a prefered alias
 $ docker network connect --link container1:c1 multi-host-network container2
 ```
 
+`--alias` option can be used to resolve the container by another name in the network
+being connected to.
+
+```bash
+$ docker network connect --alias db --alias mysql multi-host-network container2
+```
+
 You can pause, restart, and stop containers that are connected to a network.
 Paused containers remain connected and can be revealed by a `network inspect`.
 When the container is stopped, it does not appear on the network until you restart

docs/reference/commandline/run.md

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ parent = "smn_cli"
                                     'container:<name|id>': reuse another container's network stack
                                     'host': use the Docker host network stack
                                     '<network-name>|<network-id>': connect to a user-defined network
+      --net-alias=[]                Add network-scoped alias for the container
       --oom-kill-disable            Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not
       --oom-score-adj=0             Tune the host's OOM preferences for containers (accepts -1000 to 1000)
       -P, --publish-all             Publish all exposed ports to random ports

docs/reference/run.md

@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ of the containers.
                         'container:<name|id>': reuse another container's network stack
                         'host': use the Docker host network stack
                         '<network-name>|<network-id>': connect to a user-defined network
+    --net-alias=[]   : Add network-scoped alias for the container
     --add-host=""    : Add a line to /etc/hosts (host:IP)
     --mac-address="" : Sets the container's Ethernet device's MAC address
     --ip=""          : Sets the container's Ethernet device's IPv4 address

man/docker-create.1.md

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ docker-create - Create a new container
 [**--memory-swappiness**[=*MEMORY-SWAPPINESS*]]
 [**--name**[=*NAME*]]
 [**--net**[=*"bridge"*]]
+[**--net-alias**[=*[]*]]
 [**--oom-kill-disable**]
 [**--oom-score-adj**[=*0*]]
 [**-P**|**--publish-all**]
@@ -265,6 +266,9 @@ unit, `b` is used. Set LIMIT to `-1` to enable unlimited swap.
                                'host': use the Docker host network stack.  Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local system services such as D-bus and is therefore considered insecure.
                                '<network-name>|<network-id>': connect to a user-defined network
 
+**--net-alias**=[]
+   Add network-scoped alias for the container
+
 **--oom-kill-disable**=*true*|*false*
 	Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not.
 

man/docker-run.1.md

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ docker-run - Run a command in a new container
 [**--memory-swappiness**[=*MEMORY-SWAPPINESS*]]
 [**--name**[=*NAME*]]
 [**--net**[=*"bridge"*]]
+[**--net-alias**[=*[]*]]
 [**--oom-kill-disable**]
 [**--oom-score-adj**[=*0*]]
 [**-P**|**--publish-all**]
@@ -383,6 +384,9 @@ and foreground Docker containers.
                                'host': use the Docker host network stack. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local system services such as D-bus and is therefore considered insecure.
                                '<network-name>|<network-id>': connect to a user-defined network
 
+**--net-alias**=[]
+   Add network-scoped alias for the container
+
 **--oom-kill-disable**=*true*|*false*
    Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not.