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diff --git a/cmd/podman/varlink.go b/cmd/podman/varlink.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/projectatomic/libpod/cmd/podman/ioprojectatomicpodman"
+	"github.com/projectatomic/libpod/pkg/varlinkapi"
+	"github.com/projectatomic/libpod/version"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+	"github.com/varlink/go/varlink"
+)
+
+var (
+	varlinkDescription = `
+	podman varlink
+
+	run varlink interface
+`
+	varlinkFlags   = []cli.Flag{}
+	varlinkCommand = cli.Command{
+		Name:        "varlink",
+		Usage:       "Run varlink interface",
+		Description: varlinkDescription,
+		Flags:       varlinkFlags,
+		Action:      varlinkCmd,
+		ArgsUsage:   "VARLINK_URI",
+	}
+)
+
+func varlinkCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	args := c.Args()
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		return errors.Errorf("you must provide a varlink URI")
+	}
+
+	var varlinkInterfaces = []*ioprojectatomicpodman.VarlinkInterface{varlinkapi.VarlinkLibpod}
+	// Register varlink service. The metadata can be retrieved with:
+	// $ varlink info [varlink address URI]
+	service, err := varlink.NewService(
+		"Atomic",
+		"podman",
+		version.Version,
+		"https://github.com/projectatomic/libpod",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to create new varlink service")
+	}
+
+	for _, i := range varlinkInterfaces {
+		if err := service.RegisterInterface(i); err != nil {
+			return errors.Errorf("unable to register varlink interface %v", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Run the varlink server at the given address
+	if err = service.Listen(args[0], 0); err != nil {
+		return errors.Errorf("unable to start varlink service")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}