Merge pull request #3039 from mheon/podman_init

Add podman init command

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diff --git a/docs/podman-container.1.md b/docs/podman-container.1.md
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The container command allows you to manage containers
 | exec       | [podman-exec(1)](podman-exec.1.md)                  | Execute a command in a running container.                                    |
 | exists     | [podman-container-exists(1)](podman-container-exists.1.md)  | Check if a container exists in local storage                         |
 | export     | [podman-export(1)](podman-export.1.md)              | Export a container's filesystem contents as a tar archive.                   |
+| init       | [podman-init(1)](podman-init.1.md)                  | Initialize a container                                                       |
 | inspect    | [podman-inspect(1)](podman-inspect.1.md)            | Display a container or image's configuration.                                |
 | kill       | [podman-kill(1)](podman-kill.1.md)                  | Kill the main process in one or more containers.                             |
 | list       | [podman-ps(1)](podman-ps.1.md)                      | List the containers on the system.(alias ls)                                 |
diff --git a/docs/podman-init.1.md b/docs/podman-init.1.md
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+% podman-init(1)
+
+## NAME
+podman\-init - Initialize one or more containers
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+**podman init** [*options*] *container* ...
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+Initialize one or more containers.
+You may use container IDs or names as input.
+Initializing a container performs all tasks necessary for starting the container (mounting filesystems, creating an OCI spec, initializing the container network) but does not start the container.
+If a container is not initialized, the `podman start` and `podman run` commands will do so automatically prior to starting it.
+This command is intended to be used for inspecting or modifying the container's filesystem or OCI spec prior to starting it.
+This can be used to inspect the container before it runs, or debug why a container is failing to run.
+
+## OPTIONS
+
+**--all, -a**
+
+Initialize all containers. Containers that have already initialized (including containers that have been started and are running) are ignored.
+
+**--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.
+
+The latest option is not supported on the remote client.
+
+## EXAMPLE
+
+podman init 35480fc9d568
+
+podman init test1
+
+podman init --latest
+
+## SEE ALSO
+podman(1), podman-start(1)
+
+## HISTORY
+April 2019, Originally compiled by Matthew Heon <mheon@redhat.com>
diff --git a/docs/podman.1.md b/docs/podman.1.md
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@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ the exit codes follow the `chroot` standard, see below:
 | [podman-images(1)](podman-images.1.md)    | List images in local storage.                                                  |
 | [podman-import(1)](podman-import.1.md)    | Import a tarball and save it as a filesystem image.                            |
 | [podman-info(1)](podman-info.1.md)        | Displays Podman related system information.                                    |
+| [podman-init(1)](podman-init.1.md)        | Initialize a container                                                         |
 | [podman-inspect(1)](podman-inspect.1.md)  | Display a container or image's configuration.                                  |
 | [podman-kill(1)](podman-kill.1.md)        | Kill the main process in one or more containers.                               |
 | [podman-load(1)](podman-load.1.md)        | Load an image from a container image archive into container storage.           |