podman-manifest-inspect(1) General Commands Manual podman-manifest-inspect(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

podman-manifest-inspect - Display a manifest list or image index

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**podman manifest inspect** \[*options*] *listnameorindexname*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Displays the manifest list or image index stored using the specified image name.

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

A formatted JSON representation of the manifest list or image index.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

## **--authfile**=*path*

Path of the authentication file. Default is **${XDG\_RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json** on Linux, and **$HOME/.config/containers/auth.json** on Windows/macOS. The file is created by **podman login**. If the authorization state is not found there, **$HOME/.docker/config.json** is checked, which is set using **docker login**.

Note: There is also the option to override the default path of the authentication file by setting the **REGISTRY\_AUTH\_FILE** environment variable. This can be done with **export REGISTRY\_AUTH\_FILE=path.**

## **--tls-verify**

Require HTTPS and verify certificates when contacting registries (default: **true**). If explicitly set to **true**, TLS verification is used. If set to **false**, TLS verification is not used. If not specified, TLS verification is used unless the target registry is listed as an insecure registry in [**containers-registries.conf(5)**](/man/os/podman/containers-registries.conf.5)

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

Inspect the manifest of mylist:v1.11.

```
podman manifest inspect mylist:v1.11
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**podman(1)**](/man/os/podman/podman.1), [**podman-manifest(1)**](/man/os/podman/podman-manifest.1)

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Document: podman-manifest-inspect(1) from podman 6.0.0-r4 (Chainguard OS)