1podman-generate-spec(1) General Commands Manual podman-generate-spec(1)
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6 podman-generate-spec - Generate Specgen JSON based on containers or
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11 podman generate spec [options] *container | pod
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15 podman generate spec generates SpecGen JSON from Podman Containers and
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20 This JSON can then be used as input for the Podman API, specifically
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36 Rename the pod or container, so that it does not conflict with the ex‐
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