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 container ID or name is used as input. Podman will return  an  exit
16       code of 0 when the container is found.  A 1 will be returned otherwise.
17       An exit code of 125 indicates there was an issue  accessing  the  local
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OPTIONS

22   --external
23       Check  for  external containers as well as Podman containers. These ex‐
24       ternal containers are generally created via other container  technology
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26       The default is false.
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32       Prints usage statement.
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EXAMPLES

37       Check if an container called "webclient" exists in local storage. Here,
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41              $ podman container exists webclient
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47       Check if an container called  "webbackend"  exists  in  local  storage.
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51              $ podman container exists webbackend
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57       Check if an container called "ubi8-working-container" created via Buil‐
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61              $ podman container exists --external ubi8-working-container
62              $ echo $?
63              1
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SEE ALSO

68       podman(1)
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HISTORY

72       November 2018, Originally compiled  by  Brent  Baude  bbaude@redhat.com
73       ⟨mailto:bbaude@redhat.com⟩
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