podman-container-exists(1) General Commands Manual 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 container ID 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.
OPTIONS
--external
Check for external containers as well as Podman containers. These exter-
nal 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 bbaude@redhat.com
⟨mailto:bbaude@redhat.com⟩
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