podman-generate-spec(1) General Commands Manual podman-generate-spec(1)
NAME
podman-generate-spec - Generate Specgen JSON based on containers or pods
SYNOPSIS
podman generate spec [options] *container | pod
DESCRIPTION
podman generate spec generates SpecGen JSON from Podman Containers and
Pods. This JSON can be printed to a file, directly to the command line,
or both.
This JSON can then be used as input for the Podman API, specifically for
Podman container and pod creation. Specgen is Podman's internal struc-
ture for formulating new container-related entities.
OPTIONS
--compact, -c
Print the output in a compact, one line format. This is useful when pip-
ing the data to the Podman API
--filename, -f=filename
Output to the given file.
--name, -n
Rename the pod or container, so that it does not conflict with the ex-
isting entity. This is helpful when the JSON is to be used before the
source pod or container is deleted.
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