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

# [NAME](#NAME)

podman-container - Manage containers

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**podman container** *subcommand*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The container command allows management of containers

# [COMMANDS](#COMMANDS)

**Command** **Man Page** **Description** attach [podman-attach(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-attach.1) Attach to a running container. checkpoint [podman-container-checkpoint(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-checkpoint.1) Checkpoint one or more running containers. cleanup [podman-container-cleanup(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-cleanup.1) Clean up the container's network and mountpoints. clone [podman-container-clone(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-clone.1) Create a copy of an existing container. commit [podman-commit(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-commit.1) Create new image based on the changed container. cp [podman-cp(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-cp.1) Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem. create [podman-create(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-create.1) Create a new container. diff [podman-container-diff(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-diff.1) Inspect changes on a container's filesystem exec [podman-exec(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-exec.1) Execute a command in a running container. exists [podman-container-exists(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-exists.1) Check if a container exists in local storage export [podman-export(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-export.1) Export a container's filesystem contents as a tar archive. init [podman-init(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-init.1) Initialize a container inspect [podman-container-inspect(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-inspect.1) Display a container's configuration. kill [podman-kill(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-kill.1) Kill the main process in one or more containers. list [podman-ps(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-ps.1) List the containers on the system.(alias ls) logs [podman-logs(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-logs.1) Display the logs of a container. mount [podman-mount(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-mount.1) Mount a working container's root filesystem. pause [podman-pause(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-pause.1) Pause one or more containers. port [podman-port(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-port.1) List port mappings for the container. prune [podman-container-prune(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-prune.1) Remove all stopped containers from local storage. ps [podman-ps(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-ps.1) Print out information about containers. rename [podman-rename(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-rename.1) Rename an existing container. restart [podman-restart(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-restart.1) Restart one or more containers. restore [podman-container-restore(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-restore.1) Restore one or more containers from a checkpoint. rm [podman-rm(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-rm.1) Remove one or more containers. run [podman-run(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-run.1) Run a command in a container. runlabel [podman-container-runlabel(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-container-runlabel.1) Execute a command as described by a container-image label. start [podman-start(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-start.1) Start one or more containers. stats [podman-stats(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-stats.1) Display a live stream of one or more container's resource usage statistics. stop [podman-stop(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-stop.1) Stop one or more running containers. top [podman-top(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-top.1) Display the running processes of a container. unmount [podman-unmount(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-unmount.1) Unmount a working container's root filesystem.(Alias unmount) unpause [podman-unpause(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-unpause.1) Unpause one or more containers. update [podman-update(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-update.1) Update the cgroup configuration of a given container. wait [podman-wait(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-wait.1) Wait on one or more containers to stop and print their exit codes.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**podman(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman.1), [**podman-exec(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-exec.1), [**podman-run(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-doc-6.1/podman-run.1)

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Document: podman-container(1) from podman-doc-6.1 6.1.4-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/containers/podman