containers-storage-metadata(1)

containers-storage-metadata1

Retrieve metadata for a layer, image, or container

Usage

containers-storage metadata [options []] layerOrImageOrContainerNameOrID

Overview

Outputs metadata associated with a layer, image, or container. Metadata is intended to be small, and is expected to be cached in memory.

Options

-q | --quiet

Don't print the ID or name of the item with which the metadata is associated.

Examples

containers-storage metadata -q my-image > my-image.txt

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12–13
  3. Arch

From containers-common 1:0.69.2-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.