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NAME¶
podman-container-exists - Check if a container exists in local storage
SYNOPSIS¶
podman container exists [options] container
DESCRIPTION¶
podman container exists checks if a container exists in local storage. The container ID or name is used as input. Podman will return an exit code of 0 when the container is found. A 1 will be returned otherwise. An exit code of 125 indicates there was an issue accessing the 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.
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
SEE ALSO¶
HISTORY¶
November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude bbaude@redhat.com ⟨mailto:bbaude@redhat.com⟩