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   --external=true|false
23       Check  for  external  containers  as  well  as Podman containers. These
24       external containers are generally created via other container  technol‐
25       ogy such as Buildah or CRI-O.
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28       -h, --help Print usage statement
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EXAMPLES

32       Check  if  an  container  called webclient exists in local storage (the
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36              $ podman container exists webclient
37              $ echo $?
38              0
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42       Check if an container called webbackend exists in  local  storage  (the
43       container does not actually exist).
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46              $ podman container exists webbackend
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52       Check if an container called ubi8-working-container created via Buildah
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56              $ podman container exists --external ubi8-working-container
57              $ echo $?
58              1
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SEE ALSO

63       podman(1)
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HISTORY

67       November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot
68       com)
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