% podman-container-exists(1)
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 ID or Name
of the container may be 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=true|false¶
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.
-h, --help Print usage statement
EXAMPLES¶
Check if an container called webclient
exists in local storage (the container does actually exist).
$ podman container exists webclient
$ echo $?
0
Check if an container called webbackend
exists in local storage (the container does not actually exist).
$ podman container exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1
Check if an container called ubi8-working-container
created via Buildah exists in local storage (the container does not actually exist).
$ podman container exists --external ubi8-working-container
$ echo $?
1
SEE ALSO¶
podman(1)
HISTORY¶
November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot com)