NAME

       containers-storage create-container - Create a container

SYNOPSIS

       containers-storage create-container [options...] imageNameOrID

DESCRIPTION

       Creates a container, using the specified image as the starting point for its root filesystem.

OPTIONS

       -n | --name name

       Sets an optional name for the container.  If a name is already in use, an error is returned.

       -i | --id ID

       Sets the ID for the container.  If none is specified, one is generated.

       -m | --metadata metadata-value

       Sets the metadata for the container to the specified value.

       -f | --metadata-file metadata-file

       Sets the metadata for the container to the contents of the specified file.

EXAMPLE

       containers-storage create-container -f manifest.json -n new-container goodimage

SEE ALSO

       containers-storage-create-image(1)                                     containers-storage-create-layer(1)
       containers-storage-delete-container(1)

                                                   August 2016            containers-storage-create-container(1)