% podman-network-exists 1 ## NAME podman\-network\-exists - Check if the given network exists ## SYNOPSIS **podman network exists** *network* ## DESCRIPTION **podman network exists** checks if a network exists. The **Name** or **ID** of the network may be used as input. Podman returns an exit code of `0` when the network is found. A `1` is returned otherwise. An exit code of `125` indicates there was another issue. ## OPTIONS #### **--help**, **-h** Print usage statement ## EXAMPLE Check if specified network exists (the network does actually exist): ``` $ podman network exists net1 $ echo $? 0 ``` Check if nonexistent network exists: ``` $ podman network exists webbackend $ echo $? 1 ``` ## SEE ALSO **[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-network(1)](podman-network.1.md)** ## HISTORY January 2021, Originally compiled by Paul Holzinger ``