podman-container-exists

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 external 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⟩

                                                                                                                                                                podman-container-exists(1)