podman-container-exists.1.md

% podman-container-exists(1)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

podman container exists [options] container

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

--external

Check for external containers as well as Podman containers. These external containers are generally created via other container technology such as Buildah or CRI-O.
The default is false.

-h, --help

Prints usage statement.
The default is false.

EXAMPLES

Check if a container called "webclient" exists in local storage. Here, the container does exist.

$ podman container exists webclient
$ echo $?
0

Check if a container called "webbackend" exists in local storage. Here, the container does not exist.

$ podman container exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1

Check if a container called "ubi8-working-container" created via Buildah exists in local storage. Here, the container does not exist.

$ podman container exists --external ubi8-working-container
$ echo $?
1

SEE ALSO

podman(1)

HISTORY

November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude [email protected]