1containerd(8)() containerd(8)()
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5 containerd is a high performance container runtime whose daemon can be
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11 A default configuration is used if no TOML configuration is specified
12 or located at the default file location. The containerd config command
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42 containerd [GLOBAL OPTIONS] command [COMMAND OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS...]
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48 --address, -a="": address for containerd's GRPC server
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