podman/docs/podman-container-exists.1.md
baude 9d883d2032 add podman container|image exists
Add an exists subcommand to podman container and podman image that allows
users to verify the existence of a container or image by ID or name.  The return
code can be 0 (success), 1 (failed to find), or 125 (failed to work with runtime).

Issue #1845

Signed-off-by: baude <bbaude@redhat.com>
2018-11-26 09:19:39 -06:00

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NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

podman container exists [-h|--help] CONTAINER

DESCRIPTION

podman container exists checks if a container exists in local storage. The ID or Name of the container may be 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.

Examples

Check if an container called webclient exists in local storage (the container does actually exist).

$ sudo podman container exists webclient
$ echo $?
0
$

Check if an container called webbackend exists in local storage (the container does not actually exist).

$ sudo podman container exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1
$

SEE ALSO

podman(1)

HISTORY

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