podman-container-exists1
Check if a container exists in local storage
Usage
podman container
exists
[options]
container
Overview
podman container exists checks if a container exists in local storage. The container ID or name is used as input. Podman returns an exit code of 0 when the container is found. A 1 is 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
Releases
4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.