How can I delete Docker images by tag, preferably with wildcarding?

Question

I have some automated processes that spew a bunch of Docker images tagged with meaningful labels. The labels follow a structured pattern.

Is there a way to find and

Answer 1

Fun with bash:

docker rmi $(docker images | grep stuff_ | tr -s ' ' | cut -d ' ' -f 3)

Answer 2

Using only docker filtering:

 docker rmi $(docker images --filter=reference="*:stuff_*" -q)

• reference="*:stuff_*" filter allows you to filter images using a wildcard;
• -q option is for displaying only image IDs.