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/usr/bin/containerd

An open and reliable container runtime

From containerd-fips 2.4.2-r4 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running containerd --help (exit 0). permalink

NAME:
   containerd -
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                high performance container runtime


USAGE:
   containerd [global options] [command [command options]]

VERSION:
   v2.4.2

DESCRIPTION:

   containerd is a high performance container runtime whose daemon can be started
   by using this command. If none of the *config*, *publish*, *oci-hook*, or *help* commands
   are specified, the default action of the **containerd** command is to start the
   containerd daemon in the foreground.


   A default configuration is used if no TOML configuration is specified or located
   at the default file location. The *containerd config* command can be used to
   generate the default configuration for containerd. The output of that command
   can be used and modified as necessary as a custom configuration.

COMMANDS:
   config    Information on the containerd config
   publish   Binary to publish events to containerd
   oci-hook  Provides a base for OCI runtime hooks to allow arguments to be injected.
   help, h   Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --config string, -c string     Path to the configuration file (default: "/etc/containerd/config.toml")
   --log-level string, -l string  Set the logging level [trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic]
   --address string, -a string    Address for containerd's GRPC server
   --root string                  containerd root directory
   --state string                 containerd state directory
   --help, -h                     Show help
   --version, -v                  Print the version
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
--config, -c stringPath to the configuration file (default: "/etc/containerd/config.toml")help
--log-level, -l stringSet the logging level [trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic]help
--address, -a stringAddress for containerd's GRPC serverhelp
--root stringcontainerd root directoryhelp
--state stringcontainerd state directoryhelp
--help, -hShow helphelp
--version, -vPrint the versionhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.