diff --git a/docker-ps.sh b/docker-ps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fbbe5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-ps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# determine if show all or not, default to not
+all=""
+if [[ "$1" == "-a" ]] || [[ "$1" == "--all" ]]; then
+    all="--all"
+fi
+
+if [[ -n `groups | grep 'docker'` ]]; then
+    docker ps $all --format='table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}' | grep -v 'NAMES' | sort
+elif [[ -n `groups | grep 'sudo'` ]]; then
+    sudo docker ps $all --format='table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}' | grep -v 'NAMES' | sort
+else
+    echo 'User lacks docker permission'
+fi
+
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh b/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
index 6acebd8..326b1e0 100755
--- a/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
+++ b/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ if [[ ! -f "$HOME/bin/6-public-ip.sh" ]]; then
     ln -s "$script_dir/6-public-ip.sh" "$HOME/bin/6-public-ip.sh"
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -f "$HOME/bin/docker-ps.sh" ]]; then
+    echo 'installing docker-ps.sh'
+    ln -s "$script_dir/docker-ps.sh" "$HOME/bin/docker-ps.sh"
+fi
+
 if [[ ! -f "$HOME/bin/enumerate.sh" ]]; then
     echo 'installing enumerate.sh'
     ln -s "$script_dir/enumerate.sh" "$HOME/bin/enumerate.sh"