podman-container-exists(1)  General Commands Manual podman-container-exists(1)

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 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



SEE ALSO
       podman(1)


HISTORY
       November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude bbaude@redhat.com
       <mailto:bbaude@redhat.com>

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