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

podman(1)
 

HISTORY

November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude [email protected] ⟨mailto:[email protected]

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