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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