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What does `docker image prune -a` do differently from `docker image prune`?

Without `-a`, only dangling images (untagged, unreferenced layers left over from rebuilds) are removed. With `-a`, all images not currently used by any container are removed, including tagged ones not actively in use — a more aggressive cleanup.

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