podman-container-exists - Check if a container exists in local storage
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Description
podmancontainerexists checks if a container exists in local storage. The containerID or name is used
as input. Podman returns an exit code of 0 when the container is found. A 1 is returned otherwise. An
exit code of 125 indicates there was an issue accessing the local storage.
Examples
Check if a container called "webclient" exists in local storage. Here, the container does exist.
$ podman container exists webclient
$ echo $?
0
Check if a container called "webbackend" exists in local storage. Here, the container does not exist.
$ podman container exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1
Check if a container called "ubi8-working-container" created via Buildah exists in local storage. Here,
the container does not exist.
$ podman container exists --external ubi8-working-container
$ echo $?
1
History
November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude bbaude@redhat.com ⟨mailto:bbaude@redhat.com⟩
podman-container-exists(1)
Name
podman-container-exists - Check if a container exists in local storage
Options
--external
Check for external containers as well as Podman containers. These external containers are generally
created via other container technology such as Buildah or CRI-O.
The default is false.
-h, --help
Prints usage statement.
The default is false.
See Also
podman(1)Synopsis
podmancontainerexists [options] container
