podman-image-exists(1) General Commands Manual podman-image-exists(1)
NAME
podman-image-exists - Check if an image exists in local storage
SYNOPSIS
podman image exists image
DESCRIPTION
podman image exists checks if an image exists in local storage. The ID
or Name of the image may be used as input. Podman returns an exit code
of 0 when the image is found. A 1 is returned otherwise. An exit code
of 125 indicates there was an issue accessing the local storage.
OPTIONS
--help, -h
Print usage statement
EXAMPLES
Check if an image called webclient exists in local storage (the image
does actually exist):
$ podman image exists webclient
$ echo $?
0
Check if an image called webbackend exists in local storage (the image
does not actually exist):
$ podman image exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1
SEE ALSO
podman(1), podman-image(1)
HISTORY
November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot
com)
podman-image-exists(1)
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