1podman-container-exists(1)()                      podman-container-exists(1)()
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NAME

6       podman-container-exists - Check if a container exists in local storage
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SYNOPSIS

10       podman container exists [options] container
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DESCRIPTION

14       podman  container exists checks if a container exists in local storage.
15       The ID or Name of the container may be  used  as  input.   Podman  will
16       return  an  exit  code  of  0 when the container is found.  A 1 will be
17       returned otherwise. An exit code of 125 indicates there  was  an  issue
18       accessing the local storage.
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OPTIONS

22       -h, --help Print usage statement
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Examples

26       Check  if  an  container  called webclient exists in local storage (the
27       container does actually exist).
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30              $ podman container exists webclient
31              $ echo $?
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37       Check if an container called webbackend exists in  local  storage  (the
38       container does not actually exist).
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41              $ podman container exists webbackend
42              $ echo $?
43              1
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SEE ALSO

49       podman(1)
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HISTORY

53       November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot
54       com)
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