lxc-ls1

Usage

Overview

lxc-ls list the containers existing on the system.

Options

FC-1F[0]

Show one entry per line. (default when /dev/stdout isn't a tty)

FC--activeF[0]

List only active containers (same as --frozen --running).

FC--frozenF[0]

List only frozen containers.

FC--runningF[0]

List only running containers.

FC--stoppedF[0]

List only stopped containers.

FC--definedF[0]

List only defined containers.

FC-f,--fancyF[0]

Use a fancy, column-based output.

FC-F,--fancy-format F[0]format

Comma separated list of columns to show in the fancy output. The list of accepted and default fields is listed in --help.

FC-g,--groups F[0]groups

Comma separated list of groups the container must have to be displayed. The parameter may be passed multiple times.

FC--nesting=F[0]NUM

Show nested containers. The number of nesting levels to be shown can be specified by passing a number as argument.

FC--filter=F[0]regex

The regular expression passed to lxc-ls will be applied to the container name. The format is a POSIX extended regular expression. It can also be given as additional argument without explicitly using FC--filterF[0].

Examples

lxc-ls --fancy

list all the containers, listing one per line along with its name, state, ipv4 and ipv6 addresses.

lxc-ls --active -1

list active containers and display the list in one column.

Options

These options are common to most of lxc commands.

FC-?, -h, --helpF[0]

Print a longer usage message than normal.

FC--usageF[0]

Give the usage message

FC-q, --quietF[0]

mute on

FC-P, --lxcpath=F[0]PATH

Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.

FC-o, --logfile=F[0]FILE

Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.

FC-l, --logpriority=F[0]LEVEL

Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is FCERRORF[0]. Possible values are : FCFATALF[0], FCALERTF[0], FCCRITF[0], FCWARNF[0], FCERRORF[0], FCNOTICEF[0], FCINFOF[0], FCDEBUGF[0], FCTRACEF[0].

Note that this option is setting the priority of the events log in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR events log on stderr.

FC-n, --name=F[0]NAME

Use container identifier NAME. The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.

FC--rcfile=F[0]FILE

Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization and isolation functionalities for the container.

This configuration file if present will be used even if there is already a configuration file present in the previously created container (via lxc-create).

FC--versionF[0]

Show the version number.