SYNOPSIS

       runc [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

DESCRIPTION

       runc  is  a  command  line  client for running applications packaged according to the Open
       Container Initiative (OCI) format and is a compliant implementation of the Open  Container
       Initiative specification.

       runc  integrates  well with existing process supervisors to provide a production container
       runtime environment for applications. It can be used with your existing process monitoring
       tools and the container will be spawned as a direct child of the process supervisor.

       Containers  are  configured  using  bundles.  A bundle for a container is a directory that
       includes a specification file  named  "config.json"  and  a  root  filesystem.   The  root
       filesystem contains the contents of the container.

       To start a new instance of a container:

              # runc start [ -b bundle ] <container-id>

       Where  "<container-id>"  is  your  name  for  the  instance  of the container that you are
       starting. The name you provide for the container instance must be  unique  on  your  host.
       Providing  the  bundle directory using "-b" is optional. The default value for "bundle" is
       the current directory.

COMMANDS

       checkpoint   checkpoint a running container
          create       create a container
          delete       delete any resources held  by  the  container  often  used  with  detached
       containers
          events        display  container  events such as OOM notifications, cpu, memory, IO and
       network stats
          exec         execute new process inside the container
          init         initialize the namespaces and launch the process (do not call  it  outside
       of runc)
          kill         kill sends the specified signal (default: SIGTERM) to the container's init
       process
          list         lists containers started by runc with the given root
          pause        pause suspends all processes inside the container
          ps           displays the processes running inside a container
          restore      restore a container from a previous checkpoint
          resume       resumes all processes that have been previously paused
          run          create and run a container
          spec         create a new specification file
          start        executes the user defined process in a created container
          state        output the state of a container
          update       update container resource constraints
          help, h      Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS

       --debug              enable debug output for logging
          --log value          set the log file path where internal debug information is  written
       (default: "/dev/null")
          --log-format  value    set  the  format  used  by  logs  ('text'  (default), or 'json')
       (default: "text")
          --root value         root directory for storage of  container  state  (this  should  be
       located in tmpfs) (default: "/run/runc" or $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/runc for rootless containers)
          --criu  value         path to the criu binary used for checkpoint and restore (default:
       "criu")
          --systemd-cgroup     enable systemd cgroup support, expects cgroupsPath to be  of  form
       "slice:prefix:name" for e.g. "system.slice:runc:434234"
          --rootless value    enable rootless mode ('true', 'false', or 'auto') (default: "auto")
          --help, -h           show help
          --version, -v        print the version

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