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Doc changes to fix alignment on most of the docs
Went through the docs and fixed the alignment so they all match up and look readable when doing 'man podman [command]" Signed-off-by: umohnani8 <umohnani@redhat.com> Closes: #943 Approved by: rhatdan
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diff --git a/docs/podman-attach.1.md b/docs/podman-attach.1.md
index 900f76ced..df13e7118 100644
--- a/docs/podman-attach.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-attach.1.md
@@ -15,17 +15,21 @@ sequence is CTRL-p CTRL-q. You configure the key sequence using the --detach-key
## OPTIONS
**--detach-keys**
+
Override the key sequence for detaching a container. Format is a single character [a-Z] or
-ctrl-<value> where <value> is one of: a-z, @, ^, [, , or _.
+ctrl-[value] where [value] is one of: a-z, @, ^, [, , or _.
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
**--no-stdin**
+
Do not attach STDIN. The default is false.
**--sig-proxy**=*true*|*false*
+
Proxy received signals to the process (non-TTY mode only). SIGCHLD, SIGSTOP, and SIGKILL are not proxied. The default is *true*.
## EXAMPLES ##
diff --git a/docs/podman-commit.1.md b/docs/podman-commit.1.md
index 6416a4c69..781620e6c 100644
--- a/docs/podman-commit.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-commit.1.md
@@ -20,16 +20,18 @@ If *imageName* does not begin with a registry name component, *localhost* will b
## OPTIONS
**--author, -a**
+
Set the author for the committed image
**--change, -c**
+
Apply the following possible instructions to the created image:
**CMD** | **ENTRYPOINT** | **ENV** | **EXPOSE** | **LABEL** | **ONBUILD** | **STOPSIGNAL** | **USER** | **VOLUME** | **WORKDIR**
-
Can be set multiple times
**--format, -f**
+
Set the format of the image manifest and metadata. The currently supported formats are _oci_ and _docker_. If
not specifically set, the default format used is _oci_.
@@ -38,12 +40,15 @@ not specifically set, the default format used is _oci_.
Write the image ID to the file.
**--message, -m**
+
Set commit message for committed image. The message field is not supported in _oci_ format.
**--pause, -p**
+
Pause the container when creating an image
**--quiet, -q**
+
Suppress output
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-create.1.md b/docs/podman-create.1.md
index 79d8c1d2c..93e085af5 100644
--- a/docs/podman-create.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-create.1.md
@@ -18,19 +18,22 @@ The initial status of the container created with **podman create** is 'created'.
## OPTIONS
**--add-host**=[]
- Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip)
- Add a line to /etc/hosts. The format is hostname:ip. The **--add-host**
+Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip)
+
+Add a line to /etc/hosts. The format is hostname:ip. The **--add-host**
option can be set multiple times.
**--annotation**=[]
- Add an annotation to the container. The format is key=value.
+
+Add an annotation to the container. The format is key=value.
The **--annotation** option can be set multiple times.
**-a**, **--attach**=[]
- Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR.
- In foreground mode (the default when **-d**
+Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR.
+
+In foreground mode (the default when **-d**
is not specified), **podman run** can start the process in the container
and attach the console to the process's standard input, output, and standard
error. It can even pretend to be a TTY (this is what most commandline
@@ -38,62 +41,75 @@ executables expect) and pass along signals. The **-a** option can be set for
each of stdin, stdout, and stderr.
**--blkio-weight**=*0*
- Block IO weight (relative weight) accepts a weight value between 10 and 1000.
+
+Block IO weight (relative weight) accepts a weight value between 10 and 1000.
**--blkio-weight-device**=[]
- Block IO weight (relative device weight, format: `DEVICE_NAME:WEIGHT`).
+
+Block IO weight (relative device weight, format: `DEVICE_NAME:WEIGHT`).
**--cap-add**=[]
- Add Linux capabilities
+
+Add Linux capabilities
**--cap-drop**=[]
- Drop Linux capabilities
+
+Drop Linux capabilities
**--cgroup-parent**=""
- Path to cgroups under which the cgroup for the container will be created. If the path is not absolute, the path is considered to be relative to the cgroups path of the init process. Cgroups will be created if they do not already exist.
+
+Path to cgroups under which the cgroup for the container will be created. If the path is not absolute, the path is considered to be relative to the cgroups path of the init process. Cgroups will be created if they do not already exist.
**--cidfile**=""
- Write the container ID to the file
+
+Write the container ID to the file
**--conmon-pidfile**=""
- Write the pid of the `conmon` process to a file. `conmon` daemonizes separate from Podman, so this is necessary when using systemd to restart Podman containers.
+
+Write the pid of the `conmon` process to a file. `conmon` daemonizes separate from Podman, so this is necessary when using systemd to restart Podman containers.
**--cpu-count**=*0*
- Limit the number of CPUs available for execution by the container.
- On Windows Server containers, this is approximated as a percentage of total CPU usage.
+Limit the number of CPUs available for execution by the container.
+
+On Windows Server containers, this is approximated as a percentage of total CPU usage.
- On Windows Server containers, the processor resource controls are mutually exclusive, the order of precedence is CPUCount first, then CPUShares, and CPUPercent last.
+On Windows Server containers, the processor resource controls are mutually exclusive, the order of precedence is CPUCount first, then CPUShares, and CPUPercent last.
**--cpu-period**=*0*
- Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) period
- Limit the container's CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's CPU usage to the period you specify.
+Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) period
+
+Limit the container's CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's CPU usage to the period you specify.
**--cpu-quota**=*0*
- Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) quota
- Limit the container's CPU usage. By default, containers run with the full
+Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) quota
+
+Limit the container's CPU usage. By default, containers run with the full
CPU resource. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's CPU usage
to the quota you specify.
**--cpu-rt-period**=0
- Limit the CPU real-time period in microseconds
- Limit the container's Real Time CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's Real Time CPU usage to the period you specify.
+Limit the CPU real-time period in microseconds
+
+Limit the container's Real Time CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's Real Time CPU usage to the period you specify.
**--cpu-rt-runtime**=0
- Limit the CPU real-time runtime in microseconds
- Limit the containers Real Time CPU usage. This flag tells the kernel to limit the amount of time in a given CPU period Real Time tasks may consume. Ex:
- Period of 1,000,000us and Runtime of 950,000us means that this container could consume 95% of available CPU and leave the remaining 5% to normal priority tasks.
+Limit the CPU real-time runtime in microseconds
- The sum of all runtimes across containers cannot exceed the amount allotted to the parent cgroup.
+Limit the containers Real Time CPU usage. This flag tells the kernel to limit the amount of time in a given CPU period Real Time tasks may consume. Ex:
+Period of 1,000,000us and Runtime of 950,000us means that this container could consume 95% of available CPU and leave the remaining 5% to normal priority tasks.
+
+The sum of all runtimes across containers cannot exceed the amount allotted to the parent cgroup.
**--cpu-shares**=*0*
- CPU shares (relative weight)
- By default, all containers get the same proportion of CPU cycles. This proportion
+CPU shares (relative weight)
+
+By default, all containers get the same proportion of CPU cycles. This proportion
can be modified by changing the container's CPU share weighting relative
to the weighting of all other running containers.
@@ -121,74 +137,88 @@ container **{C0}** with **-c=512** running one process, and another container
**{C1}** with **-c=1024** running two processes, this can result in the following
division of CPU shares:
- PID container CPU CPU share
- 100 {C0} 0 100% of CPU0
- 101 {C1} 1 100% of CPU1
- 102 {C1} 2 100% of CPU2
+PID container CPU CPU share
+100 {C0} 0 100% of CPU0
+101 {C1} 1 100% of CPU1
+102 {C1} 2 100% of CPU2
**--cpus**=0.0
- Number of CPUs. The default is *0.0* which means no limit.
+
+Number of CPUs. The default is *0.0* which means no limit.
**--cpuset-cpus**=""
- CPUs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)
+
+CPUs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)
**--cpuset-mems**=""
- Memory nodes (MEMs) in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1). Only effective on NUMA systems.
- If you have four memory nodes on your system (0-3), use `--cpuset-mems=0,1`
+Memory nodes (MEMs) in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1). Only effective on NUMA systems.
+
+If you have four memory nodes on your system (0-3), use `--cpuset-mems=0,1`
then processes in your container will only use memory from the first
two memory nodes.
**-d**, **--detach**=*true*|*false*
- Detached mode: run the container in the background and print the new container ID. The default is *false*.
- At any time you can run **podman ps** in
+Detached mode: run the container in the background and print the new container ID. The default is *false*.
+
+At any time you can run **podman ps** in
the other shell to view a list of the running containers. You can reattach to a
detached container with **podman attach**. If you choose to run a container in
the detached mode, then you cannot use the **-rm** option.
- When attached in the tty mode, you can detach from the container (and leave it
+When attached in the tty mode, you can detach from the container (and leave it
running) using a configurable key sequence. The default sequence is `CTRL-p CTRL-q`.
You configure the key sequence using the **--detach-keys** option or a configuration file.
See **config-json(5)** for documentation on using a configuration file.
**--detach-keys**=""
- Override the key sequence for detaching a container. Format is a single character `[a-Z]` or `ctrl-<value>` where `<value>` is one of: `a-z`, `@`, `^`, `[`, `,` or `_`.
+
+Override the key sequence for detaching a container. Format is a single character `[a-Z]` or `ctrl-<value>` where `<value>` is one of: `a-z`, `@`, `^`, `[`, `,` or `_`.
**--device**=[]
- Add a host device to the container (e.g. --device=/dev/sdc:/dev/xvdc:rwm)
+
+Add a host device to the container (e.g. --device=/dev/sdc:/dev/xvdc:rwm)
**--device-read-bps**=[]
- Limit read rate (bytes per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
+
+Limit read rate (bytes per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
**--device-read-iops**=[]
- Limit read rate (IO per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
+
+Limit read rate (IO per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
**--device-write-bps**=[]
- Limit write rate (bytes per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
+
+Limit write rate (bytes per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
**--device-write-iops**=[]
- Limit write rate (IO per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
+
+Limit write rate (IO per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
**--dns**=[]
- Set custom DNS servers
- This option can be used to override the DNS
+Set custom DNS servers
+
+This option can be used to override the DNS
configuration passed to the container. Typically this is necessary when the
host DNS configuration is invalid for the container (e.g., 127.0.0.1). When this
is the case the **--dns** flags is necessary for every run.
**--dns-option**=[]
- Set custom DNS options
+
+Set custom DNS options
**--dns-search**=[]
- Set custom DNS search domains (Use --dns-search=. if you don't wish to set the search domain)
+
+Set custom DNS search domains (Use --dns-search=. if you don't wish to set the search domain)
**--entrypoint**=""
- Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image
- This option allows you to overwrite the default entrypoint of the image.
- The ENTRYPOINT of an image is similar to a COMMAND
+Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image
+
+This option allows you to overwrite the default entrypoint of the image.
+The ENTRYPOINT of an image is similar to a COMMAND
because it specifies what executable to run when the container starts, but it is
(purposely) more difficult to override. The ENTRYPOINT gives a container its
default nature or behavior, so that when you set an ENTRYPOINT you can run the
@@ -199,179 +229,212 @@ at runtime by using a **--entrypoint** and a string to specify the new
ENTRYPOINT.
**-e**, **--env**=[]
- Set environment variables
- This option allows you to specify arbitrary
+Set environment variables
+
+This option allows you to specify arbitrary
environment variables that are available for the process that will be launched
inside of the container.
**--env-file**=[]
- Read in a line delimited file of environment variables
+
+Read in a line delimited file of environment variables
**--expose**=[]
- Expose a port, or a range of ports (e.g. --expose=3300-3310) to set up port redirection
- on the host system.
+
+Expose a port, or a range of ports (e.g. --expose=3300-3310) to set up port redirection
+on the host system.
**--gidmap**=map
- GID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subgidname` flags.
- The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
+GID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subgidname` flags.
+
+The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
**--group-add**=[]
- Add additional groups to run as
+
+Add additional groups to run as
**--hostname**=""
- Container host name
- Sets the container host name that is available inside the container.
+Container host name
+
+Sets the container host name that is available inside the container.
**--help**
- Print usage statement
+
+Print usage statement
**--image-volume**, **builtin-volume**=*bind*|*tmpfs*|*ignore*
- Tells podman how to handle the builtin image volumes. The options are: 'bind', 'tmpfs', or 'ignore' (default 'bind').
- bind: A directory is created inside the container state directory and bind mounted into
- the container for the volumes.
- tmpfs: The volume is mounted onto the container as a tmpfs, which allows the users to create
- content that disappears when the container is stopped.
- ignore: All volumes are just ignored and no action is taken.
+
+Tells podman how to handle the builtin image volumes. The options are: 'bind', 'tmpfs', or 'ignore' (default 'bind').
+bind: A directory is created inside the container state directory and bind mounted into
+the container for the volumes.
+tmpfs: The volume is mounted onto the container as a tmpfs, which allows the users to create
+content that disappears when the container is stopped.
+ignore: All volumes are just ignored and no action is taken.
**-i**, **--interactive**=*true*|*false*
- Keep STDIN open even if not attached. The default is *false*.
+
+Keep STDIN open even if not attached. The default is *false*.
**--ip6**=""
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--ip**=""
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--ipc**=""
- Default is to create a private IPC namespace (POSIX SysV IPC) for the container
- 'container:<name|id>': reuses another container shared memory, semaphores and message queues
- 'host': use the host shared memory,semaphores and message queues inside the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local shared memory and is therefore considered insecure.
+
+Default is to create a private IPC namespace (POSIX SysV IPC) for the container
+ 'container:<name|id>': reuses another container shared memory, semaphores and message queues
+ 'host': use the host shared memory,semaphores and message queues inside the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local shared memory and is therefore considered insecure.
**--kernel-memory**=""
- Kernel memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b, k, m or g)
- Constrains the kernel memory available to a container. If a limit of 0
+Kernel memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b, k, m or g)
+
+Constrains the kernel memory available to a container. If a limit of 0
is specified (not using `--kernel-memory`), the container's kernel memory
is not limited. If you specify a limit, it may be rounded up to a multiple
of the operating system's page size and the value can be very large,
millions of trillions.
**-l**, **--label**=[]
- Add metadata to a container (e.g., --label com.example.key=value)
+
+Add metadata to a container (e.g., --label com.example.key=value)
**--label-file**=[]
- Read in a line delimited file of labels
+
+Read in a line delimited file of labels
**--link-local-ip**=[]
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--log-driver**="*json-file*"
- Logging driver for the container. Default is defined by daemon `--log-driver` flag.
- **Warning**: the `podman logs` command works only for the `json-file` and
- `journald` logging drivers.
+
+Logging driver for the container. Default is defined by daemon `--log-driver` flag.
+**Warning**: the `podman logs` command works only for the `json-file` and
+`journald` logging drivers.
**--log-opt**=[]
- Logging driver specific options.
+
+Logging driver specific options.
**--mac-address**=""
- Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)
- Remember that the MAC address in an Ethernet network must be unique.
+Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)
+
+Remember that the MAC address in an Ethernet network must be unique.
The IPv6 link-local address will be based on the device's MAC address
according to RFC4862.
**-m**, **--memory**=""
- Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
- Allows you to constrain the memory available to a container. If the host
+Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
+
+Allows you to constrain the memory available to a container. If the host
supports swap memory, then the **-m** memory setting can be larger than physical
RAM. If a limit of 0 is specified (not using **-m**), the container's memory is
not limited. The actual limit may be rounded up to a multiple of the operating
system's page size (the value would be very large, that's millions of trillions).
**--memory-reservation**=""
- Memory soft limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
- After setting memory reservation, when the system detects memory contention
+Memory soft limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
+
+After setting memory reservation, when the system detects memory contention
or low memory, containers are forced to restrict their consumption to their
reservation. So you should always set the value below **--memory**, otherwise the
hard limit will take precedence. By default, memory reservation will be the same
as memory limit.
**--memory-swap**="LIMIT"
- A limit value equal to memory plus swap. Must be used with the **-m**
+
+A limit value equal to memory plus swap. Must be used with the **-m**
(**--memory**) flag. The swap `LIMIT` should always be larger than **-m**
(**--memory**) value. By default, the swap `LIMIT` will be set to double
the value of --memory.
- The format of `LIMIT` is `<number>[<unit>]`. Unit can be `b` (bytes),
+The format of `LIMIT` is `<number>[<unit>]`. Unit can be `b` (bytes),
`k` (kilobytes), `m` (megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes). If you don't specify a
unit, `b` is used. Set LIMIT to `-1` to enable unlimited swap.
**--memory-swappiness**=""
- Tune a container's memory swappiness behavior. Accepts an integer between 0 and 100.
+
+Tune a container's memory swappiness behavior. Accepts an integer between 0 and 100.
**--name**=""
- Assign a name to the container
- The operator can identify a container in three ways:
- UUID long identifier (“f78375b1c487e03c9438c729345e54db9d20cfa2ac1fc3494b6eb60872e74778”)
- UUID short identifier (“f78375b1c487”)
- Name (“jonah”)
+Assign a name to the container
+
+The operator can identify a container in three ways:
+UUID long identifier (“f78375b1c487e03c9438c729345e54db9d20cfa2ac1fc3494b6eb60872e74778”)
+UUID short identifier (“f78375b1c487”)
+Name (“jonah”)
- podman generates a UUID for each container, and if a name is not assigned
+podman generates a UUID for each container, and if a name is not assigned
to the container with **--name** then the daemon will also generate a random
string name. The name is useful any place you need to identify a container.
This works for both background and foreground containers.
**--network**="*bridge*"
- Set the Network mode for the container
- 'bridge': create a network stack on the default bridge
- 'none': no networking
- 'container:<name|id>': reuse another container's network stack
- 'host': use the podman host network stack. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local system services such as D-bus and is therefore considered insecure.
- '<network-name>|<network-id>': connect to a user-defined network
+
+Set the Network mode for the container
+ 'bridge': create a network stack on the default bridge
+ 'none': no networking
+ 'container:<name|id>': reuse another container's network stack
+ 'host': use the podman host network stack. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local system services such as D-bus and is therefore considered insecure.
+ '<network-name>|<network-id>': connect to a user-defined network
**--network-alias**=[]
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--oom-kill-disable**=*true*|*false*
- Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not.
+
+Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not.
**--oom-score-adj**=""
- Tune the host's OOM preferences for containers (accepts -1000 to 1000)
+
+Tune the host's OOM preferences for containers (accepts -1000 to 1000)
**--pid**=""
- Set the PID mode for the container
- Default is to create a private PID namespace for the container
- 'container:<name|id>': join another container's PID namespace
- 'host': use the host's PID namespace for the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local PID and is therefore considered insecure.
+
+Set the PID mode for the container
+Default is to create a private PID namespace for the container
+ 'container:<name|id>': join another container's PID namespace
+ 'host': use the host's PID namespace for the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local PID and is therefore considered insecure.
**--pids-limit**=""
- Tune the container's pids limit. Set `-1` to have unlimited pids for the container.
+
+Tune the container's pids limit. Set `-1` to have unlimited pids for the container.
**--pod**=""
- Run container in an existing pod
+
+Run container in an existing pod
**--privileged**=*true*|*false*
- Give extended privileges to this container. The default is *false*.
- By default, podman containers are
+Give extended privileges to this container. The default is *false*.
+
+By default, podman containers are
“unprivileged” (=false) and cannot, for example, modify parts of the kernel.
This is because by default a container is not allowed to access any devices.
A “privileged” container is given access to all devices.
- When the operator executes **podman run --privileged**, podman enables access
+When the operator executes **podman run --privileged**, podman enables access
to all devices on the host as well as set turn off most of the security measures
protecting the host from the container.
**-p**, **--publish**=[]
- Publish a container's port, or range of ports, to the host
- Format: `ip:hostPort:containerPort | ip::containerPort | hostPort:containerPort | containerPort`
+Publish a container's port, or range of ports, to the host
+
+Format: `ip:hostPort:containerPort | ip::containerPort | hostPort:containerPort | containerPort`
Both hostPort and containerPort can be specified as a range of ports.
When specifying ranges for both, the number of container ports in the range must match the number of host ports in the range.
(e.g., `podman run -p 1234-1236:1222-1224 --name thisWorks -t busybox`
@@ -380,9 +443,10 @@ With ip: `podman run -p 127.0.0.1:$HOSTPORT:$CONTAINERPORT --name CONTAINER -t s
Use `podman port` to see the actual mapping: `podman port CONTAINER $CONTAINERPORT`
**-P**, **--publish-all**=*true*|*false*
- Publish all exposed ports to random ports on the host interfaces. The default is *false*.
- When set to true publish all exposed ports to the host interfaces. The
+Publish all exposed ports to random ports on the host interfaces. The default is *false*.
+
+When set to true publish all exposed ports to the host interfaces. The
default is false. If the operator uses -P (or -p) then podman will make the
exposed port accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any
client that can reach the host. When using -P, podman will bind any exposed
@@ -395,79 +459,89 @@ ports and the exposed ports, use `podman port`.
Suppress output information when pulling images
**--read-only**=*true*|*false*
- Mount the container's root filesystem as read only.
- By default a container will have its root filesystem writable allowing processes
+Mount the container's root filesystem as read only.
+
+By default a container will have its root filesystem writable allowing processes
to write files anywhere. By specifying the `--read-only` flag the container will have
its root filesystem mounted as read only prohibiting any writes.
**--rm**=*true*|*false*
- Automatically remove the container when it exits. The default is *false*.
+
+Automatically remove the container when it exits. The default is *false*.
**--security-opt**=[]
- Security Options
+Security Options
- "label=user:USER" : Set the label user for the container
- "label=role:ROLE" : Set the label role for the container
- "label=type:TYPE" : Set the label type for the container
- "label=level:LEVEL" : Set the label level for the container
- "label=disable" : Turn off label confinement for the container
- "no-new-privileges" : Disable container processes from gaining additional privileges
- "seccomp=unconfined" : Turn off seccomp confinement for the container
- "seccomp=profile.json : White listed syscalls seccomp Json file to be used as a seccomp filter
+"label=user:USER" : Set the label user for the container
+"label=role:ROLE" : Set the label role for the container
+"label=type:TYPE" : Set the label type for the container
+"label=level:LEVEL" : Set the label level for the container
+"label=disable" : Turn off label confinement for the container
+"no-new-privileges" : Disable container processes from gaining additional privileges
- "apparmor=unconfined" : Turn off apparmor confinement for the container
- "apparmor=your-profile" : Set the apparmor confinement profile for the container
+"seccomp=unconfined" : Turn off seccomp confinement for the container
+"seccomp=profile.json : White listed syscalls seccomp Json file to be used as a seccomp filter
+
+"apparmor=unconfined" : Turn off apparmor confinement for the container
+"apparmor=your-profile" : Set the apparmor confinement profile for the container
**--shm-size**=""
- Size of `/dev/shm`. The format is `<number><unit>`. `number` must be greater than `0`.
- Unit is optional and can be `b` (bytes), `k` (kilobytes), `m`(megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes).
- If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the size entirely, the system uses `64m`.
+
+Size of `/dev/shm`. The format is `<number><unit>`. `number` must be greater than `0`.
+Unit is optional and can be `b` (bytes), `k` (kilobytes), `m`(megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes).
+If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the size entirely, the system uses `64m`.
**--stop-signal**=*SIGTERM*
- Signal to stop a container. Default is SIGTERM.
+
+Signal to stop a container. Default is SIGTERM.
**--stop-timeout**=*10*
- Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container. Default is 10.
+
+Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container. Default is 10.
**--subgidname**=name
- Name for GID map from the `/etc/subgid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--gidmap`.
+
+Name for GID map from the `/etc/subgid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--gidmap`.
**--subuidname**=name
- Name for UID map from the `/etc/subuid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--uidmap`.
+
+Name for UID map from the `/etc/subuid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--uidmap`.
**--sysctl**=SYSCTL
- Configure namespaced kernel parameters at runtime
- IPC Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
+Configure namespaced kernel parameters at runtime
+
+IPC Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
- kernel.msgmax, kernel.msgmnb, kernel.msgmni, kernel.sem, kernel.shmall, kernel.shmmax, kernel.shmmni, kernel.shm_rmid_forced
- Sysctls beginning with fs.mqueue.*
+kernel.msgmax, kernel.msgmnb, kernel.msgmni, kernel.sem, kernel.shmall, kernel.shmmax, kernel.shmmni, kernel.shm_rmid_forced
+Sysctls beginning with fs.mqueue.*
- Note: if you use the --ipc=host option these sysctls will not be allowed.
+Note: if you use the --ipc=host option these sysctls will not be allowed.
- Network Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
- Sysctls beginning with net.*
+Network Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
+ Sysctls beginning with net.*
- Note: if you use the --network=host option these sysctls will not be allowed.
+Note: if you use the --network=host option these sysctls will not be allowed.
**--tmpfs**=[] Create a tmpfs mount
- Mount a temporary filesystem (`tmpfs`) mount into a container, for example:
+Mount a temporary filesystem (`tmpfs`) mount into a container, for example:
- $ podman run -d --tmpfs /tmp:rw,size=787448k,mode=1777 my_image
+$ podman run -d --tmpfs /tmp:rw,size=787448k,mode=1777 my_image
- This command mounts a `tmpfs` at `/tmp` within the container. The supported mount
+This command mounts a `tmpfs` at `/tmp` within the container. The supported mount
options are the same as the Linux default `mount` flags. If you do not specify
any options, the systems uses the following options:
`rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=65536k`.
**-t**, **--tty**=*true*|*false*
- Allocate a pseudo-TTY. The default is *false*.
- When set to true podman will allocate a pseudo-tty and attach to the standard
+Allocate a pseudo-TTY. The default is *false*.
+
+When set to true podman will allocate a pseudo-tty and attach to the standard
input of the container. This can be used, for example, to run a throwaway
interactive shell. The default is false.
@@ -475,39 +549,45 @@ Note: The **-t** option is incompatible with a redirection of the podman client
standard input.
**--uidmap**=map
- UID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subuidname` flags.
- The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
+UID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subuidname` flags.
+
+The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
**--ulimit**=[]
- Ulimit options
+
+Ulimit options
**-u**, **--user**=""
- Sets the username or UID used and optionally the groupname or GID for the specified command.
- The followings examples are all valid:
- --user [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]
+Sets the username or UID used and optionally the groupname or GID for the specified command.
- Without this argument the command will be run as root in the container.
+The followings examples are all valid:
+--user [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]
+
+Without this argument the command will be run as root in the container.
**--userns**=""
- Set the usernamespace mode for the container. The use of userns is disabled by default.
- **host**: use the host usernamespace and enable all privileged options (e.g., `pid=host` or `--privileged`).
+Set the usernamespace mode for the container. The use of userns is disabled by default.
+
+ **host**: use the host usernamespace and enable all privileged options (e.g., `pid=host` or `--privileged`).
**--uts**=*host*
- Set the UTS mode for the container
- **host**: use the host's UTS namespace inside the container.
- Note: the host mode gives the container access to changing the host's hostname and is therefore considered insecure.
+
+Set the UTS mode for the container
+ **host**: use the host's UTS namespace inside the container.
+ Note: the host mode gives the container access to changing the host's hostname and is therefore considered insecure.
**-v**|**--volume**[=*[HOST-DIR:CONTAINER-DIR[:OPTIONS]]*]
- Create a bind mount. If you specify, ` -v /HOST-DIR:/CONTAINER-DIR`, podman
- bind mounts `/HOST-DIR` in the host to `/CONTAINER-DIR` in the podman
- container. The `OPTIONS` are a comma delimited list and can be:
- * [rw|ro]
- * [z|Z]
- * [`[r]shared`|`[r]slave`|`[r]private`]
+Create a bind mount. If you specify, ` -v /HOST-DIR:/CONTAINER-DIR`, podman
+bind mounts `/HOST-DIR` in the host to `/CONTAINER-DIR` in the podman
+container. The `OPTIONS` are a comma delimited list and can be:
+
+* [rw|ro]
+* [z|Z]
+* [`[r]shared`|`[r]slave`|`[r]private`]
The `CONTAINER-DIR` must be an absolute path such as `/src/docs`. The `HOST-DIR`
must be an absolute path as well. podman bind-mounts the `HOST-DIR` to the
@@ -568,9 +648,10 @@ To disable automatic copying of data from the container path to the volume, use
the `nocopy` flag. The `nocopy` flag can be set on bind mounts and named volumes.
**-w**, **--workdir**=""
- Working directory inside the container
- The default working directory for running binaries within a container is the root directory (/).
+Working directory inside the container
+
+The default working directory for running binaries within a container is the root directory (/).
The image developer can set a different default with the WORKDIR instruction. The operator
can override the working directory by using the **-w** option.
diff --git a/docs/podman-exec.1.md b/docs/podman-exec.1.md
index bb52007a9..ec87eef84 100644
--- a/docs/podman-exec.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-exec.1.md
@@ -13,24 +13,30 @@ podman\-exec - Execute a command in a running container
**podman exec** executes a command in a running container.
## OPTIONS
-**--env, e**
+**--env, -e**
+
You may specify arbitrary environment variables that are available for the
command to be executed.
**--interactive, -i**
+
Not supported. All exec commands are interactive by default.
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
**--privileged**
+
Give the process extended Linux capabilities when running the command in container.
**--tty, -t**
+
Allocate a pseudo-TTY.
**--user, -u**
+
Sets the username or UID used and optionally the groupname or GID for the specified command.
The following examples are all valid:
--user [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]
diff --git a/docs/podman-export.1.md b/docs/podman-export.1.md
index 97d4f493d..92811b43e 100644
--- a/docs/podman-export.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-export.1.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Note: `:` is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name.
## OPTIONS
**--output, -o**
+
Write to a file, default is STDOUT
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-history.1.md b/docs/podman-history.1.md
index 26b2d9c3a..838994677 100644
--- a/docs/podman-history.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-history.1.md
@@ -40,16 +40,20 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
## OPTIONS
**--human, -H**
- Display sizes and dates in human readable format
+
+Display sizes and dates in human readable format
**--no-trunc**
- Do not truncate the output
+
+Do not truncate the output
**--quiet, -q**
- Print the numeric IDs only
+
+Print the numeric IDs only
**--format**
- Alter the output for a format like 'json' or a Go template.
+
+Alter the output for a format like 'json' or a Go template.
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-import.1.md b/docs/podman-import.1.md
index 9125e849a..053a41538 100644
--- a/docs/podman-import.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-import.1.md
@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@ Note: `:` is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name.
## OPTIONS
**--change, -c**
+
Apply the following possible instructions to the created image:
**CMD** | **ENTRYPOINT** | **ENV** | **EXPOSE** | **LABEL** | **STOPSIGNAL** | **USER** | **VOLUME** | **WORKDIR**
Can be set multiple times
**--message, -m**
+
Set commit message for imported image
**--quiet, -q**
+
Shows progress on the import
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-inspect.1.md b/docs/podman-inspect.1.md
index 152f28340..a814862a5 100644
--- a/docs/podman-inspect.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-inspect.1.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Format the output using the given Go template.
The keys of the returned JSON can be used as the values for the --format flag (see examples below).
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman-kill.1.md b/docs/podman-kill.1.md
index e2ba6cbc7..73bd658f5 100644
--- a/docs/podman-kill.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-kill.1.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The main process inside each container specified will be sent SIGKILL, or any si
## OPTIONS
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman-load.1.md b/docs/podman-load.1.md
index ba0facd03..6036353a2 100644
--- a/docs/podman-load.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-load.1.md
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ Note: `:` is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name.
## OPTIONS
**--input, -i**
+
Read from archive file, default is STDIN
**--quiet, -q**
+
Suppress the output
**--signature-policy="PATHNAME"**
diff --git a/docs/podman-login.1.md b/docs/podman-login.1.md
index 3258c98c9..6f0b8175b 100644
--- a/docs/podman-login.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-login.1.md
@@ -27,19 +27,24 @@ flag. The default path used is **${XDG\_RUNTIME_DIR}/containers/auth.json**.
## OPTIONS
**--password, -p**
+
Password for registry
**--username, -u**
+
Username for registry
**--authfile**
+
Path of the authentication file. Default is ${XDG_\RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json
**--cert-dir**
+
Pathname of a directory containing TLS certificates and keys used to connect to the registry.
Default certificates directory is _/etc/containers/certs.d_.
**--tls-verify**
+
Require HTTPS and verify certificates when contacting registries (default: true)
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-logout.1.md b/docs/podman-logout.1.md
index 8a0f15874..7d8449915 100644
--- a/docs/podman-logout.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-logout.1.md
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ All the cached credentials can be removed by setting the **all** flag.
## OPTIONS
**--authfile**
+
Path of the authentication file. Default is ${XDG_\RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json
**--all, -a**
+
Remove the cached credentials for all registries in the auth file
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-mount.1.md b/docs/podman-mount.1.md
index c20c41d77..c73caf011 100644
--- a/docs/podman-mount.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-mount.1.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ returned.
## OPTIONS
**--format**
- Print the mounted containers in specified format (json)
+
+Print the mounted containers in specified format (json)
**--notruncate**
@@ -30,15 +31,19 @@ Do not truncate IDs in output.
## EXAMPLE
+```
podman mount c831414b10a3
/var/lib/containers/storage/overlay/f3ac502d97b5681989dff84dfedc8354239bcecbdc2692f9a639f4e080a02364/merged
+```
+```
podman mount
c831414b10a3 /var/lib/containers/storage/overlay/f3ac502d97b5681989dff84dfedc8354239bcecbdc2692f9a639f4e080a02364/merged
a7060253093b /var/lib/containers/storage/overlay/0ff7d7ca68bed1ace424f9df154d2dd7b5a125c19d887f17653cbcd5b6e30ba1/merged
+```
## SEE ALSO
podman(1), podman-umount(1), mount(8)
diff --git a/docs/podman-port.1.md b/docs/podman-port.1.md
index c692968ab..9dadd3865 100644
--- a/docs/podman-port.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-port.1.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ List all known port mappings for running containers. When using this option, yo
or private ports/protocols as filters.
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman-ps.1.md b/docs/podman-ps.1.md
index afa272679..f5d57c13c 100644
--- a/docs/podman-ps.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-ps.1.md
@@ -32,16 +32,20 @@ all the containers information. By default it lists:
## OPTIONS
**--all, -a**
- Show all the containers, default is only running containers
+
+Show all the containers, default is only running containers
**--no-trunc**
- Display the extended information
+
+Display the extended information
**--quiet, -q**
- Print the numeric IDs of the containers only
+
+Print the numeric IDs of the containers only
**--format**
- Pretty-print containers to JSON or using a Go template
+
+Pretty-print containers to JSON or using a Go template
Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
@@ -61,19 +65,24 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
**--size, -s**
- Display the total file size
+
+Display the total file size
**--last, -n**
- Print the n last created containers (all states)
+
+Print the n last created containers (all states)
**--latest, -l**
- show the latest container created (all states)
+
+Show the latest container created (all states)
**--namespace, --ns**
- Display namespace information
+
+Display namespace information
**--filter, -f**
- Filter output based on conditions given
+
+Filter output based on conditions given
Valid filters are listed below:
diff --git a/docs/podman-restart.1.md b/docs/podman-restart.1.md
index 6725add39..653ccbf63 100644
--- a/docs/podman-restart.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-restart.1.md
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ containers will not be stopped and will only be started.
## OPTIONS
**--timeout**
+
Timeout to wait before forcibly stopping the container
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman-rm.1.md b/docs/podman-rm.1.md
index 3e9019385..a3d1ec03c 100644
--- a/docs/podman-rm.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-rm.1.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Force the removal of a running container
Remove all containers. Can be used in conjunction with -f as well.
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
## EXAMPLE
diff --git a/docs/podman-run.1.md b/docs/podman-run.1.md
index 7b4abeade..4e254576c 100644
--- a/docs/podman-run.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-run.1.md
@@ -30,19 +30,22 @@ is located at `/run/.containerenv`.
## OPTIONS
**--add-host**=[]
- Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip)
- Add a line to /etc/hosts. The format is hostname:ip. The **--add-host**
+Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip)
+
+Add a line to /etc/hosts. The format is hostname:ip. The **--add-host**
option can be set multiple times.
**--annotation**=[]
- Add an annotation to the container. The format is key=value.
+
+Add an annotation to the container. The format is key=value.
The **--annotation** option can be set multiple times.
**-a**, **--attach**=[]
- Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR.
- In foreground mode (the default when **-d**
+Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR.
+
+In foreground mode (the default when **-d**
is not specified), **podman run** can start the process in the container
and attach the console to the process's standard input, output, and standard
error. It can even pretend to be a TTY (this is what most commandline
@@ -50,55 +53,67 @@ executables expect) and pass along signals. The **-a** option can be set for
each of stdin, stdout, and stderr.
**--blkio-weight**=*0*
- Block IO weight (relative weight) accepts a weight value between 10 and 1000.
+
+Block IO weight (relative weight) accepts a weight value between 10 and 1000.
**--blkio-weight-device**=[]
- Block IO weight (relative device weight, format: `DEVICE_NAME:WEIGHT`).
+
+Block IO weight (relative device weight, format: `DEVICE_NAME:WEIGHT`).
**--cap-add**=[]
- Add Linux capabilities
+
+Add Linux capabilities
**--cap-drop**=[]
- Drop Linux capabilities
+
+Drop Linux capabilities
**--cgroup-parent**=""
- Path to cgroups under which the cgroup for the container will be created. If the path is not absolute, the path is considered to be relative to the cgroups path of the init process. Cgroups will be created if they do not already exist.
+
+Path to cgroups under which the cgroup for the container will be created. If the path is not absolute, the path is considered to be relative to the cgroups path of the init process. Cgroups will be created if they do not already exist.
**--cidfile**=""
- Write the container ID to the file
+
+Write the container ID to the file
**--conmon-pidfile**=""
- Write the pid of the `conmon` process to a file. `conmon` daemonizes separate from Podman, so this is necessary when using systemd to restart Podman containers.
+
+Write the pid of the `conmon` process to a file. `conmon` daemonizes separate from Podman, so this is necessary when using systemd to restart Podman containers.
**--cpu-period**=*0*
- Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) period
- Limit the container's CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's CPU usage to the period you specify.
+Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) period
+
+Limit the container's CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's CPU usage to the period you specify.
**--cpu-quota**=*0*
- Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) quota
- Limit the container's CPU usage. By default, containers run with the full
+Limit the CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) quota
+
+Limit the container's CPU usage. By default, containers run with the full
CPU resource. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's CPU usage
to the quota you specify.
**--cpu-rt-period**=0
- Limit the CPU real-time period in microseconds
- Limit the container's Real Time CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's Real Time CPU usage to the period you specify.
+Limit the CPU real-time period in microseconds
+
+Limit the container's Real Time CPU usage. This flag tell the kernel to restrict the container's Real Time CPU usage to the period you specify.
**--cpu-rt-runtime**=0
- Limit the CPU real-time runtime in microseconds
- Limit the containers Real Time CPU usage. This flag tells the kernel to limit the amount of time in a given CPU period Real Time tasks may consume. Ex:
- Period of 1,000,000us and Runtime of 950,000us means that this container could consume 95% of available CPU and leave the remaining 5% to normal priority tasks.
+Limit the CPU real-time runtime in microseconds
- The sum of all runtimes across containers cannot exceed the amount allotted to the parent cgroup.
+Limit the containers Real Time CPU usage. This flag tells the kernel to limit the amount of time in a given CPU period Real Time tasks may consume. Ex:
+Period of 1,000,000us and Runtime of 950,000us means that this container could consume 95% of available CPU and leave the remaining 5% to normal priority tasks.
+
+The sum of all runtimes across containers cannot exceed the amount allotted to the parent cgroup.
**--cpu-shares**=*0*
- CPU shares (relative weight)
- By default, all containers get the same proportion of CPU cycles. This proportion
+CPU shares (relative weight)
+
+By default, all containers get the same proportion of CPU cycles. This proportion
can be modified by changing the container's CPU share weighting relative
to the weighting of all other running containers.
@@ -126,75 +141,89 @@ container **{C0}** with **-c=512** running one process, and another container
**{C1}** with **-c=1024** running two processes, this can result in the following
division of CPU shares:
- PID container CPU CPU share
- 100 {C0} 0 100% of CPU0
- 101 {C1} 1 100% of CPU1
- 102 {C1} 2 100% of CPU2
+PID container CPU CPU share
+100 {C0} 0 100% of CPU0
+101 {C1} 1 100% of CPU1
+102 {C1} 2 100% of CPU2
**--cpus**=0.0
- Number of CPUs. The default is *0.0* which means no limit.
+
+Number of CPUs. The default is *0.0* which means no limit.
**--cpuset-cpus**=""
- CPUs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)
+
+CPUs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)
**--cpuset-mems**=""
- Memory nodes (MEMs) in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1). Only effective on NUMA systems.
- If you have four memory nodes on your system (0-3), use `--cpuset-mems=0,1`
+Memory nodes (MEMs) in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1). Only effective on NUMA systems.
+
+If you have four memory nodes on your system (0-3), use `--cpuset-mems=0,1`
then processes in your container will only use memory from the first
two memory nodes.
**-d**, **--detach**=*true*|*false*
- Detached mode: run the container in the background and print the new container ID. The default is *false*.
- At any time you can run **podman ps** in
+Detached mode: run the container in the background and print the new container ID. The default is *false*.
+
+At any time you can run **podman ps** in
the other shell to view a list of the running containers. You can reattach to a
detached container with **podman attach**. If you choose to run a container in
the detached mode, then you cannot use the **-rm** option.
- When attached in the tty mode, you can detach from the container (and leave it
+When attached in the tty mode, you can detach from the container (and leave it
running) using a configurable key sequence. The default sequence is `CTRL-p CTRL-q`.
You configure the key sequence using the **--detach-keys** option or a configuration file.
See **config-json(5)** for documentation on using a configuration file.
**--detach-keys**=""
- Override the key sequence for detaching a container. Format is a single character `[a-Z]` or `ctrl-<value>` where `<value>` is one of: `a-z`, `@`, `^`, `[`, `,` or `_`.
+
+Override the key sequence for detaching a container. Format is a single character `[a-Z]` or `ctrl-<value>` where `<value>` is one of: `a-z`, `@`, `^`, `[`, `,` or `_`.
**--device**=[]
- Add a host device to the container (e.g. --device=/dev/sdc:/dev/xvdc:rwm)
+
+Add a host device to the container (e.g. --device=/dev/sdc:/dev/xvdc:rwm)
**--device-read-bps**=[]
- Limit read rate (bytes per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
+
+Limit read rate (bytes per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
**--device-read-iops**=[]
- Limit read rate (IO per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
+
+Limit read rate (IO per second) from a device (e.g. --device-read-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
**--device-write-bps**=[]
- Limit write rate (bytes per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
+
+Limit write rate (bytes per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-bps=/dev/sda:1mb)
**--device-write-iops**=[]
- Limit write rate (IO per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
+
+Limit write rate (IO per second) to a device (e.g. --device-write-iops=/dev/sda:1000)
**--dns**=[]
- Set custom DNS servers
- This option can be used to override the DNS
+Set custom DNS servers
+
+This option can be used to override the DNS
configuration passed to the container. Typically this is necessary when the
host DNS configuration is invalid for the container (e.g., 127.0.0.1). When this
is the case the **--dns** flags is necessary for every run.
**--dns-option**=[]
- Set custom DNS options
+
+Set custom DNS options
**--dns-search**=[]
- Set custom DNS search domains (Use --dns-search=. if you don't wish to set the search domain)
+
+Set custom DNS search domains (Use --dns-search=. if you don't wish to set the search domain)
**--entrypoint**=""
- Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image
- This option allows you to overwrite the default entrypoint of the image.
+Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image
- The ENTRYPOINT of an image is similar to a COMMAND
+This option allows you to overwrite the default entrypoint of the image.
+
+The ENTRYPOINT of an image is similar to a COMMAND
because it specifies what executable to run when the container starts, but it is
(purposely) more difficult to override. The ENTRYPOINT gives a container its
default nature or behavior, so that when you set an ENTRYPOINT you can run the
@@ -205,210 +234,244 @@ at runtime by using a **--entrypoint** and a string to specify the new
ENTRYPOINT.
**-e**, **--env**=[]
- Set environment variables
- This option allows you to specify arbitrary
+Set environment variables
+
+This option allows you to specify arbitrary
environment variables that are available for the process that will be launched
inside of the container.
**--env-file**=[]
- Read in a line delimited file of environment variables
+
+Read in a line delimited file of environment variables
**--expose**=[]
- Expose a port, or a range of ports (e.g. --expose=3300-3310) to set up port redirection
- on the host system.
+
+Expose a port, or a range of ports (e.g. --expose=3300-3310) to set up port redirection
+on the host system.
**--gidmap**=map
- GID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subgidname` flags.
- The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
+GID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subgidname` flags.
+
+The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
**--group-add**=[]
- Add additional groups to run as
+
+Add additional groups to run as
**--hostname**=""
- Container host name
- Sets the container host name that is available inside the container.
+Container host name
+
+Sets the container host name that is available inside the container.
**--help**
- Print usage statement
+
+Print usage statement
**--image-volume**, **builtin-volume**=*bind*|*tmpfs*|*ignore*
- Tells podman how to handle the builtin image volumes.
- The options are: `bind`, `tmpfs`, or `ignore` (default `bind`)
+Tells podman how to handle the builtin image volumes.
+
+The options are: `bind`, `tmpfs`, or `ignore` (default `bind`)
- - `bind`: A directory is created inside the container state directory and bind mounted into
- the container for the volumes.
- - `tmpfs`: The volume is mounted onto the container as a tmpfs, which allows the users to create
- content that disappears when the container is stopped.
- - `ignore`: All volumes are just ignored and no action is taken.
+- `bind`: A directory is created inside the container state directory and bind mounted into
+the container for the volumes.
+- `tmpfs`: The volume is mounted onto the container as a tmpfs, which allows the users to create
+content that disappears when the container is stopped.
+- `ignore`: All volumes are just ignored and no action is taken.
**-i**, **--interactive**=*true*|*false*
- Keep STDIN open even if not attached. The default is *false*.
- When set to true, keep stdin open even if not attached. The default is false.
+Keep STDIN open even if not attached. The default is *false*.
+
+When set to true, keep stdin open even if not attached. The default is false.
**--ip6**=""
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--ip**=""
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--ipc**=""
- Default is to create a private IPC namespace (POSIX SysV IPC) for the container
- - `container:<name|id>`: reuses another container shared memory, semaphores and message queues
- - `host`: use the host shared memory,semaphores and message queues inside the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local shared memory and is therefore considered insecure.
+Default is to create a private IPC namespace (POSIX SysV IPC) for the container
+
+- `container:<name|id>`: reuses another container shared memory, semaphores and message queues
+- `host`: use the host shared memory,semaphores and message queues inside the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local shared memory and is therefore considered insecure.
**--kernel-memory**=""
- Kernel memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b, k, m or g)
- Constrains the kernel memory available to a container. If a limit of 0
+Kernel memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b, k, m or g)
+
+Constrains the kernel memory available to a container. If a limit of 0
is specified (not using `--kernel-memory`), the container's kernel memory
is not limited. If you specify a limit, it may be rounded up to a multiple
of the operating system's page size and the value can be very large,
millions of trillions.
**-l**, **--label**=[]
- Add metadata to a container (e.g., --label com.example.key=value)
+
+Add metadata to a container (e.g., --label com.example.key=value)
**--label-file**=[]
- Read in a line delimited file of labels
+
+Read in a line delimited file of labels
**--link-local-ip**=[]
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--log-driver**="*json-file*"
- Logging driver for the container. Default is defined by daemon `--log-driver` flag.
- **Warning**: the `podman logs` command works only for the `json-file` and
- `journald` logging drivers.
+Logging driver for the container. Default is defined by daemon `--log-driver` flag.
+
+**Warning**: the `podman logs` command works only for the `json-file` and
+`journald` logging drivers.
**--log-opt**=[]
- Logging driver specific options.
- `path=/var/log/container/mycontainer.json`: Set the path to the container log file.
+Logging driver specific options.
+
+`path=/var/log/container/mycontainer.json`: Set the path to the container log file.
**--mac-address**=""
- Container MAC address (e.g. `92:d0:c6:0a:29:33`)
- Remember that the MAC address in an Ethernet network must be unique.
+Container MAC address (e.g. `92:d0:c6:0a:29:33`)
+
+Remember that the MAC address in an Ethernet network must be unique.
The IPv6 link-local address will be based on the device's MAC address
according to RFC4862.
**-m**, **--memory**=""
- Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
- Allows you to constrain the memory available to a container. If the host
+Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
+
+Allows you to constrain the memory available to a container. If the host
supports swap memory, then the **-m** memory setting can be larger than physical
RAM. If a limit of 0 is specified (not using **-m**), the container's memory is
not limited. The actual limit may be rounded up to a multiple of the operating
system's page size (the value would be very large, that's millions of trillions).
**--memory-reservation**=""
- Memory soft limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
- After setting memory reservation, when the system detects memory contention
+Memory soft limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
+
+After setting memory reservation, when the system detects memory contention
or low memory, containers are forced to restrict their consumption to their
reservation. So you should always set the value below **--memory**, otherwise the
hard limit will take precedence. By default, memory reservation will be the same
as memory limit.
**--memory-swap**="LIMIT"
- A limit value equal to memory plus swap. Must be used with the **-m**
+
+A limit value equal to memory plus swap. Must be used with the **-m**
(**--memory**) flag. The swap `LIMIT` should always be larger than **-m**
(**--memory**) value. By default, the swap `LIMIT` will be set to double
the value of --memory.
- The format of `LIMIT` is `<number>[<unit>]`. Unit can be `b` (bytes),
+The format of `LIMIT` is `<number>[<unit>]`. Unit can be `b` (bytes),
`k` (kilobytes), `m` (megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes). If you don't specify a
unit, `b` is used. Set LIMIT to `-1` to enable unlimited swap.
**--memory-swappiness**=""
- Tune a container's memory swappiness behavior. Accepts an integer between 0 and 100.
+
+Tune a container's memory swappiness behavior. Accepts an integer between 0 and 100.
**--name**=""
- Assign a name to the container
- The operator can identify a container in three ways:
- - UUID long identifier (“f78375b1c487e03c9438c729345e54db9d20cfa2ac1fc3494b6eb60872e74778”)
- - UUID short identifier (“f78375b1c487”)
- - Name (“jonah”)
+Assign a name to the container
+
+The operator can identify a container in three ways:
+- UUID long identifier (“f78375b1c487e03c9438c729345e54db9d20cfa2ac1fc3494b6eb60872e74778”)
+- UUID short identifier (“f78375b1c487”)
+- Name (“jonah”)
- podman generates a UUID for each container, and if a name is not assigned
+podman generates a UUID for each container, and if a name is not assigned
to the container with **--name** then the daemon will also generate a random
string name. The name is useful any place you need to identify a container.
This works for both background and foreground containers.
**--network**="*bridge*"
- Set the Network mode for the container:
- - `bridge`: create a network stack on the default bridge
- - `none`: no networking
- - `container:<name|id>`: reuse another container's network stack
- - `host`: use the podman host network stack. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local system services such as D-bus and is therefore considered insecure.
- - `<network-name>|<network-id>`: connect to a user-defined network
+
+Set the Network mode for the container:
+- `bridge`: create a network stack on the default bridge
+- `none`: no networking
+- `container:<name|id>`: reuse another container's network stack
+- `host`: use the podman host network stack. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local system services such as D-bus and is therefore considered insecure.
+- `<network-name>|<network-id>`: connect to a user-defined network
**--network-alias**=[]
- Not implemented
+
+Not implemented
**--oom-kill-disable**=*true*|*false*
- Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not.
+
+Whether to disable OOM Killer for the container or not.
**--oom-score-adj**=""
- Tune the host's OOM preferences for containers (accepts -1000 to 1000)
+
+Tune the host's OOM preferences for containers (accepts -1000 to 1000)
**--pid**=""
- Set the PID mode for the container
- Default is to create a private PID namespace for the container
+Set the PID mode for the container
+
+Default is to create a private PID namespace for the container
- - `container:<name|id>`: join another container's PID namespace
- - `host`: use the host's PID namespace for the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local PID and is therefore considered insecure.
+- `container:<name|id>`: join another container's PID namespace
+- `host`: use the host's PID namespace for the container. Note: the host mode gives the container full access to local PID and is therefore considered insecure.
**--pids-limit**=""
- Tune the container's pids limit. Set `-1` to have unlimited pids for the container.
+
+Tune the container's pids limit. Set `-1` to have unlimited pids for the container.
**--pod**=""
- Run container in an existing pod
+
+Run container in an existing pod
**--privileged**=*true*|*false*
- Give extended privileges to this container. The default is *false*.
- By default, podman containers are “unprivileged” (=false) and cannot,
+Give extended privileges to this container. The default is *false*.
+
+By default, podman containers are “unprivileged” (=false) and cannot,
for example, modify parts of the kernel. This is because by default a
container is not allowed to access any devices. A “privileged” container
is given access to all devices.
- When the operator executes **podman run --privileged**, podman enables access
+When the operator executes **podman run --privileged**, podman enables access
to all devices on the host as well as set turn off most of the security measures
protecting the host from the container.
**-p**, **--publish**=[]
- Publish a container's port, or range of ports, to the host
- Format: `ip:hostPort:containerPort | ip::containerPort | hostPort:containerPort | containerPort`
+Publish a container's port, or range of ports, to the host
+
+Format: `ip:hostPort:containerPort | ip::containerPort | hostPort:containerPort | containerPort`
- Both hostPort and containerPort can be specified as a range of ports.
+Both hostPort and containerPort can be specified as a range of ports.
- When specifying ranges for both, the number of container ports in the range must match the number of host ports in the range.
- (e.g., `podman run -p 1234-1236:1222-1224 --name thisWorks -t busybox`
- but not `podman run -p 1230-1236:1230-1240 --name RangeContainerPortsBiggerThanRangeHostPorts -t busybox`)
+When specifying ranges for both, the number of container ports in the range must match the number of host ports in the range.
+(e.g., `podman run -p 1234-1236:1222-1224 --name thisWorks -t busybox`
+but not `podman run -p 1230-1236:1230-1240 --name RangeContainerPortsBiggerThanRangeHostPorts -t busybox`)
- With ip: `podman run -p 127.0.0.1:$HOSTPORT:$CONTAINERPORT --name CONTAINER -t someimage`
+With ip: `podman run -p 127.0.0.1:$HOSTPORT:$CONTAINERPORT --name CONTAINER -t someimage`
- Use `podman port` to see the actual mapping: `podman port CONTAINER $CONTAINERPORT`
+Use `podman port` to see the actual mapping: `podman port CONTAINER $CONTAINERPORT`
**-P**, **--publish-all**=*true*|*false*
- Publish all exposed ports to random ports on the host interfaces. The default is *false*.
- When set to true publish all exposed ports to the host interfaces. The
+Publish all exposed ports to random ports on the host interfaces. The default is *false*.
+
+When set to true publish all exposed ports to the host interfaces. The
default is false. If the operator uses -P (or -p) then podman will make the
exposed port accessible on the host and the ports will be available to any
client that can reach the host.
- When using -P, podman will bind any exposed port to a random port on the host
+When using -P, podman will bind any exposed port to a random port on the host
within an *ephemeral port range* defined by `/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range`.
To find the mapping between the host ports and the exposed ports, use `podman port`.
@@ -417,130 +480,146 @@ To find the mapping between the host ports and the exposed ports, use `podman po
Suppress output information when pulling images
**--read-only**=*true*|*false*
- Mount the container's root filesystem as read only.
- By default a container will have its root filesystem writable allowing processes
+Mount the container's root filesystem as read only.
+
+By default a container will have its root filesystem writable allowing processes
to write files anywhere. By specifying the `--read-only` flag the container will have
its root filesystem mounted as read only prohibiting any writes.
**--rm**=*true*|*false*
- Automatically remove the container when it exits. The default is *false*.
+
+Automatically remove the container when it exits. The default is *false*.
**--security-opt**=[]
- Security Options
- - `label=user:USER` : Set the label user for the container
- - `label=role:ROLE` : Set the label role for the container
- - `label=type:TYPE` : Set the label type for the container
- - `label=level:LEVEL` : Set the label level for the container
- - `label=disable` : Turn off label confinement for the container
- - `no-new-privileges` : Disable container processes from gaining additional privileges
+Security Options
- - `seccomp=unconfined` : Turn off seccomp confinement for the container
- - `seccomp=profile.json` : White listed syscalls seccomp Json file to be used as a seccomp filter
+- `label=user:USER` : Set the label user for the container
+- `label=role:ROLE` : Set the label role for the container
+- `label=type:TYPE` : Set the label type for the container
+- `label=level:LEVEL` : Set the label level for the container
+- `label=disable` : Turn off label confinement for the container
+- `no-new-privileges` : Disable container processes from gaining additional privileges
- - `apparmor=unconfined` : Turn off apparmor confinement for the container
- - `apparmor=your-profile` : Set the apparmor confinement profile for the container
+- `seccomp=unconfined` : Turn off seccomp confinement for the container
+- `seccomp=profile.json` : White listed syscalls seccomp Json file to be used as a seccomp filter
+
+- `apparmor=unconfined` : Turn off apparmor confinement for the container
+- `apparmor=your-profile` : Set the apparmor confinement profile for the container
**--shm-size**=""
- Size of `/dev/shm`. The format is `<number><unit>`. `number` must be greater than `0`.
- Unit is optional and can be `b` (bytes), `k` (kilobytes), `m`(megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes).
- If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the size entirely, the system uses `64m`.
+
+Size of `/dev/shm`. The format is `<number><unit>`. `number` must be greater than `0`.
+Unit is optional and can be `b` (bytes), `k` (kilobytes), `m`(megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes).
+If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the size entirely, the system uses `64m`.
**--sig-proxy**=*true*|*false*
- Proxy received signals to the process (non-TTY mode only). SIGCHLD, SIGSTOP, and SIGKILL are not proxied. The default is *true*.
+
+Proxy received signals to the process (non-TTY mode only). SIGCHLD, SIGSTOP, and SIGKILL are not proxied. The default is *true*.
**--stop-signal**=*SIGTERM*
- Signal to stop a container. Default is SIGTERM.
+
+Signal to stop a container. Default is SIGTERM.
**--stop-timeout**=*10*
- Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container. Default is 10.
+
+Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container. Default is 10.
**--subgidname**=name
- Name for GID map from the `/etc/subgid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--gidmap`.
+
+Name for GID map from the `/etc/subgid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--gidmap`.
**--subuidname**=name
- Name for UID map from the `/etc/subuid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--uidmap`.
+Name for UID map from the `/etc/subuid` file. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. This flag conflicts with `--userns` and `--uidmap`.
**--sysctl**=SYSCTL
- Configure namespaced kernel parameters at runtime
- IPC Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
+Configure namespaced kernel parameters at runtime
+
+IPC Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
- - kernel.msgmax
- - kernel.msgmnb
- - kernel.msgmni
- - kernel.sem
- - kernel.shmall
- - kernel.shmmax
- - kernel.shmmni
- - kernel.shm_rmid_forced
- - Sysctls beginning with fs.mqueue.*
+- kernel.msgmax
+- kernel.msgmnb
+- kernel.msgmni
+- kernel.sem
+- kernel.shmall
+- kernel.shmmax
+- kernel.shmmni
+- kernel.shm_rmid_forced
+- Sysctls beginning with fs.mqueue.*
- Note: if you use the `--ipc=host` option these sysctls will not be allowed.
+Note: if you use the `--ipc=host` option these sysctls will not be allowed.
- Network Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
- - Sysctls beginning with net.*
+Network Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
+- Sysctls beginning with net.*
- Note: if you use the `--network=host` option these sysctls will not be allowed.
+Note: if you use the `--network=host` option these sysctls will not be allowed.
**--tmpfs**=[] Create a tmpfs mount
- Mount a temporary filesystem (`tmpfs`) mount into a container, for example:
+Mount a temporary filesystem (`tmpfs`) mount into a container, for example:
- $ podman run -d --tmpfs /tmp:rw,size=787448k,mode=1777 my_image
+$ podman run -d --tmpfs /tmp:rw,size=787448k,mode=1777 my_image
- This command mounts a `tmpfs` at `/tmp` within the container. The supported mount
+This command mounts a `tmpfs` at `/tmp` within the container. The supported mount
options are the same as the Linux default `mount` flags. If you do not specify
any options, the systems uses the following options:
`rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=65536k`.
**-t**, **--tty**=*true*|*false*
- Allocate a pseudo-TTY. The default is *false*.
- When set to true podman will allocate a pseudo-tty and attach to the standard
+Allocate a pseudo-TTY. The default is *false*.
+
+When set to true podman will allocate a pseudo-tty and attach to the standard
input of the container. This can be used, for example, to run a throwaway
interactive shell. The default is false.
- **NOTE**: The **-t** option is incompatible with a redirection of the podman client
+**NOTE**: The **-t** option is incompatible with a redirection of the podman client
standard input.
**--uidmap**=map
- UID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subuidname` flags.
- The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
+UID map for the user namespace. Using this flag will run the container with user namespace enabled. It conflicts with the `--userns` and `--subuidname` flags.
+
+The following example maps uids 0-2000 in the container to the uids 30000-31999 on the host and gids 0-2000 in the container to the gids 30000-31999 on the host.
**--ulimit**=[]
- Ulimit options
+
+Ulimit options
**-u**, **--user**=""
- Sets the username or UID used and optionally the groupname or GID for the specified command.
- The followings examples are all valid:
- --user [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]
+Sets the username or UID used and optionally the groupname or GID for the specified command.
- Without this argument the command will be run as root in the container.
+The followings examples are all valid:
+--user [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]
+
+Without this argument the command will be run as root in the container.
**--userns**=""
- Set the usernamespace mode for the container. The use of userns is disabled by default.
- `host`: use the host usernamespace and enable all privileged options (e.g., `pid=host` or `--privileged`).
+Set the usernamespace mode for the container. The use of userns is disabled by default.
+
+`host`: use the host usernamespace and enable all privileged options (e.g., `pid=host` or `--privileged`).
**--uts**=*host*
- Set the UTS mode for the container
- `host`: use the host's UTS namespace inside the container.
+Set the UTS mode for the container
+
+`host`: use the host's UTS namespace inside the container.
- **NOTE**: the host mode gives the container access to changing the host's hostname and is therefore considered insecure.
+**NOTE**: the host mode gives the container access to changing the host's hostname and is therefore considered insecure.
**-v**|**--volume**[=*[HOST-DIR:CONTAINER-DIR[:OPTIONS]]*]
- Create a bind mount. If you specify, ` -v /HOST-DIR:/CONTAINER-DIR`, podman
- bind mounts `/HOST-DIR` in the host to `/CONTAINER-DIR` in the podman
- container. The `OPTIONS` are a comma delimited list and can be:
- * [`rw`|`ro`]
- * [`z`|`Z`]
- * [`[r]shared`|`[r]slave`|`[r]private`]
+Create a bind mount. If you specify, ` -v /HOST-DIR:/CONTAINER-DIR`, podman
+bind mounts `/HOST-DIR` in the host to `/CONTAINER-DIR` in the podman
+container. The `OPTIONS` are a comma delimited list and can be:
+
+* [`rw`|`ro`]
+* [`z`|`Z`]
+* [`[r]shared`|`[r]slave`|`[r]private`]
The `CONTAINER-DIR` must be an absolute path such as `/src/docs`. The `HOST-DIR`
must be an absolute path as well. podman bind-mounts the `HOST-DIR` to the
@@ -601,9 +680,10 @@ To disable automatic copying of data from the container path to the volume, use
the `nocopy` flag. The `nocopy` flag can be set on bind mounts and named volumes.
**-w**, **--workdir**=""
- Working directory inside the container
- The default working directory for running binaries within a container is the root directory (/).
+Working directory inside the container
+
+The default working directory for running binaries within a container is the root directory (/).
The image developer can set a different default with the WORKDIR instruction. The operator
can override the working directory by using the **-w** option.
diff --git a/docs/podman-save.1.md b/docs/podman-save.1.md
index e3c24ec76..a066d66da 100644
--- a/docs/podman-save.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-save.1.md
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ Compress tarball image layers when pushing to a directory using the 'dir' transp
Note: This flag can only be set when using the **dir** transport i.e --format=oci-dir or --format-docker-dir
**--output, -o**
+
Write to a file, default is STDOUT
**--format**
+
Save image to **oci-archive**, **oci-dir** (directory with oci manifest type), or **docker-dir** (directory with v2s2 manifest type)
```
--format oci-archive
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ Save image to **oci-archive**, **oci-dir** (directory with oci manifest type), o
```
**--quiet, -q**
+
Suppress the output
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-search.1.md b/docs/podman-search.1.md
index c2d802c54..84a134200 100644
--- a/docs/podman-search.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-search.1.md
@@ -30,14 +30,17 @@ using the **--filter** flag.
## OPTIONS
**--filter, -f**
+
Filter output based on conditions provided (default [])
Supported filters are:
-- stars (int - number of stars the image has)
-- is-automated (boolean - true | false) - is the image automated or not
-- is-official (boolean - true | false) - is the image official or not
+
+* stars (int - number of stars the image has)
+* is-automated (boolean - true | false) - is the image automated or not
+* is-official (boolean - true | false) - is the image official or not
**--format**
+
Change the output format to a Go template
Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
| .Automated | "[OK]" if image is automated |
**--limit**
+
Limit the number of results
Note: The results from each registry will be limited to this value.
Example if limit is 10 and two registries are being searched, the total
@@ -59,9 +63,11 @@ number of results will be 20, 10 from each (if there are at least 10 matches in
The order of the search results is the order in which the API endpoint returns the results.
**--no-trunc**
+
Do not truncate the output
**--registry**
+
Specific registry to search (only the given registry will be searched, not the default registries)
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-start.1.md b/docs/podman-start.1.md
index 47b14ed47..f38ed3d47 100644
--- a/docs/podman-start.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-start.1.md
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ ctrl-<value> where <value> is one of: a-z, @, ^, [, , or _.
Attach container's STDIN. The default is false.
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
**--sig-proxy**=*true*|*false*
+
Proxy received signals to the process (non-TTY mode only). SIGCHLD, SIGSTOP, and SIGKILL are not proxied. The default is false.
## EXAMPLE
diff --git a/docs/podman-stats.1.md b/docs/podman-stats.1.md
index 1f648e4ce..245384e02 100644
--- a/docs/podman-stats.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-stats.1.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Display a live stream of one or more containers' resource usage statistics
Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman-stop.1.md b/docs/podman-stop.1.md
index 1068068f6..986a8e15d 100644
--- a/docs/podman-stop.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-stop.1.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Timeout to wait before forcibly stopping the container
Stop all running containers. This does not include paused containers.
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman-top.1.md b/docs/podman-top.1.md
index bc876176f..9e7647079 100644
--- a/docs/podman-top.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-top.1.md
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ Display the running process of the container. ps-OPTION can be any of the option
## OPTIONS
**--help, -h**
+
Print usage statement
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman-varlink.1.md b/docs/podman-varlink.1.md
index 605bf0558..7d6c481e5 100644
--- a/docs/podman-varlink.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-varlink.1.md
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ with systemd. See _Configuration_ below.
Print usage statement
## OPTIONS
-**--timeout, -t** The time until the varlink session expires in _milliseconds_. The default is 1
+**--timeout, -t**
+
+The time until the varlink session expires in _milliseconds_. The default is 1
second. A value of `0` means no timeout and the session will not expire.
## EXAMPLES
diff --git a/docs/podman-wait.1.md b/docs/podman-wait.1.md
index 634a99b1f..085472a0c 100644
--- a/docs/podman-wait.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-wait.1.md
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ After the container stops, the container's return code is printed.
## GLOBAL OPTIONS
**--help, -h**
+
Print usage statement
**--latest, -l**
+
Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman
to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.
diff --git a/docs/podman.1.md b/docs/podman.1.md
index 437d72d32..f9ba62fdf 100644
--- a/docs/podman.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman.1.md
@@ -20,37 +20,48 @@ has the capability to debug pods/images created by crio.
## GLOBAL OPTIONS
**--help, -h**
- Print usage statement
+
+Print usage statement
**--cgroup-manager**
- CGroup manager to use for container cgroups. Supported values are cgroupfs (default) or systemd. Setting this flag can cause certain commands to break when called on containers created by the other CGroup manager type.
+
+CGroup manager to use for container cgroups. Supported values are cgroupfs (default) or systemd. Setting this flag can cause certain commands to break when called on containers created by the other CGroup manager type.
**--config value, -c**=**"config.file"**
- Path of a config file detailing container server configuration options
+
+Path of a config file detailing container server configuration options
**--cpu-profile**
- Path to where the cpu performance results should be written
+
+Path to where the cpu performance results should be written
**--log-level**
- log messages above specified level: debug, info, warn, error (default), fatal or panic
+
+log messages above specified level: debug, info, warn, error (default), fatal or panic
**--root**=**value**
- Path to the root directory in which data, including images, is stored
+
+Path to the root directory in which data, including images, is stored
**--runroot**=**value**
- Path to the 'run directory' where all state information is stored
+
+Path to the 'run directory' where all state information is stored
**--runtime**=**value**
- Path to the OCI compatible binary used to run containers
+
+Path to the OCI compatible binary used to run containers
**--storage-driver, -s**=**value**
- Select which storage driver is used to manage storage of images and containers (default is overlay)
+
+Select which storage driver is used to manage storage of images and containers (default is overlay)
**--storage-opt**=**value**
- Used to pass an option to the storage driver
+
+Used to pass an option to the storage driver
**--version, -v**
- Print the version
+
+Print the version
## COMMANDS
@@ -102,39 +113,39 @@ has the capability to debug pods/images created by crio.
**libpod.conf** (`/etc/containers/libpod.conf`)
- libpod.conf is the configuration file for all tools using libpod to manage containers
+libpod.conf is the configuration file for all tools using libpod to manage containers
**storage.conf** (`/etc/containers/storage.conf`)
- storage.conf is the storage configuration file for all tools using containers/storage
+storage.conf is the storage configuration file for all tools using containers/storage
- The storage configuration file specifies all of the available container storage options for tools using shared container storage.
+The storage configuration file specifies all of the available container storage options for tools using shared container storage.
**mounts.conf** (`/usr/share/containers/mounts.conf` and optionally `/etc/containers/mounts.conf`)
- The mounts.conf files specify volume mount directories that are automatically mounted inside containers when executing the `podman run` or `podman start` commands. Container processes can then use this content. The volume mount content does not get committed to the final image if you do a `podman commit`.
+The mounts.conf files specify volume mount directories that are automatically mounted inside containers when executing the `podman run` or `podman start` commands. Container processes can then use this content. The volume mount content does not get committed to the final image if you do a `podman commit`.
- Usually these directories are used for passing secrets or credentials required by the package software to access remote package repositories.
+Usually these directories are used for passing secrets or credentials required by the package software to access remote package repositories.
- For example, a mounts.conf with the line "`/usr/share/rhel/secrets:/run/secrets`", the content of `/usr/share/rhel/secrets` directory is mounted on `/run/secrets` inside the container. This mountpoint allows Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions from the host to be used within the container.
+For example, a mounts.conf with the line "`/usr/share/rhel/secrets:/run/secrets`", the content of `/usr/share/rhel/secrets` directory is mounted on `/run/secrets` inside the container. This mountpoint allows Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions from the host to be used within the container.
- The format of the mounts.conf is the volume format /SRC:/DEST, one mount per line. Users can create an `/etc/containers/mounts.conf`, to specify their own special volumes to mount in the container. Podman by default reads /usr/share/containers/mounts.conf and the /etc/containers/mounts.conf if it exists.
+The format of the mounts.conf is the volume format /SRC:/DEST, one mount per line. Users can create an `/etc/containers/mounts.conf`, to specify their own special volumes to mount in the container. Podman by default reads /usr/share/containers/mounts.conf and the /etc/containers/mounts.conf if it exists.
- Note this is not a volume mount. The content of the volumes is copied into container storage, not bind mounted directly from the host.
+Note this is not a volume mount. The content of the volumes is copied into container storage, not bind mounted directly from the host.
**hook JSON** (`/usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d/*.json`)
- Each `*.json` file in `/usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d` configures a hook for Podman containers. For more details on the syntax of the JSON files and the semantics of hook injection, see `oci-hooks(5)`.
+Each `*.json` file in `/usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d` configures a hook for Podman containers. For more details on the syntax of the JSON files and the semantics of hook injection, see `oci-hooks(5)`.
- Podman and libpod currently support both the 1.0.0 and 0.1.0 hook schemas, although the 0.1.0 schema is deprecated.
+Podman and libpod currently support both the 1.0.0 and 0.1.0 hook schemas, although the 0.1.0 schema is deprecated.
- For the annotation conditions, libpod uses any annotations set in the generated OCI configuration.
+For the annotation conditions, libpod uses any annotations set in the generated OCI configuration.
- For the bind-mount conditions, only mounts explicitly requested by the caller via `--volume` are considered. Bind mounts that libpod inserts by default (e.g. `/dev/shm`) are not considered.
+For the bind-mount conditions, only mounts explicitly requested by the caller via `--volume` are considered. Bind mounts that libpod inserts by default (e.g. `/dev/shm`) are not considered.
**registries.conf** (`/etc/containers/registries.conf`)
- registries.conf is the configuration file which specifies which container registries should be consulted when completing image names which do not include a registry or domain portion.
+registries.conf is the configuration file which specifies which container registries should be consulted when completing image names which do not include a registry or domain portion.
## SEE ALSO
`oci-hooks(5)`, `registries.conf(5)`, `storage.conf(5)`, `crio(8)`