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authorOpenShift Merge Robot <openshift-merge-robot@users.noreply.github.com>2020-10-19 02:49:27 -0400
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Merge pull request #7908 from rhatdan/diff
fix podman container exists and diff for storage containers
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
podman-container-exists - Check if a container exists in local storage
## SYNOPSIS
-**podman container exists** *container*
+**podman container exists** [*options*] *container*
## DESCRIPTION
**podman container exists** checks if a container exists in local storage. The **ID** or **Name**
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ was an issue accessing the local storage.
## OPTIONS
+**--external**=*true|false*
+Check for external containers as well as Podman containers. These external containers are generally created via other container technology such as Buildah or CRI-O.
+
**-h**, **--help**
Print usage statement
@@ -24,7 +27,6 @@ Check if an container called `webclient` exists in local storage (the container
$ podman container exists webclient
$ echo $?
0
-$
```
Check if an container called `webbackend` exists in local storage (the container does not actually exist).
@@ -32,7 +34,13 @@ Check if an container called `webbackend` exists in local storage (the container
$ podman container exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1
-$
+```
+
+Check if an container called `ubi8-working-container` created via Buildah exists in local storage (the container does not actually exist).
+```
+$ podman container exists --external ubi8-working-container
+$ echo $?
+1
```
## SEE ALSO