NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       podman container exists [options] container

DESCRIPTION

       podman  container  exists checks if a container exists in local storage. The container ID or name is 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.

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 an container called "webclient" exists in local storage. Here, the container does exist.

              $ podman container exists webclient
              $ echo $?
              0

       Check if an container called "webbackend" exists in local storage. Here, the container does not exist.

              $ podman container exists webbackend
              $ echo $?
              1

       Check if an 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

SEE ALSO

       podman(1)

HISTORY

       November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude bbaude@redhat.com ⟨mailto:bbaude@redhat.com⟩

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