runc-list(8)

runc-list8

Lists containers

Usage

runc list [option ...]

Overview

The list commands lists containers. Note that a global --root option can be specified to change the default root. For the description of --root, see runc(8).

Options

--format|-f table|json

Specify the format. Default is table. The json format provides more details.

--quiet|-q

Only display container IDs.

Examples

To list containers created with the default root:

# runc list

To list containers in a human-readable JSON (with the help of jq(1) utility):

# runc list -f json | jq

To list containers created with the root of /tmp/myroot:

# runc --root /tmp/myroot

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

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