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@@ -515,13 +515,16 @@ This works for both background and foreground containers.
**--network**, **--net**="*bridge*"
Set the Network mode for the container. Invalid if using **--dns**, **--dns-option**, or **--dns-search** with **--network** that is set to 'none' or 'container:<name|id>'.
- '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
- 'ns:<path>': path to a network namespace to join
- 'slirp4netns': use slirp4netns to create a user network stack. This is the default for rootless containers
+
+Valid values are:
+
+- `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, multiple networks should be comma separated
+- `ns:<path>`: path to a network namespace to join
+- `slirp4netns`: use slirp4netns to create a user network stack. This is the default for rootless containers
**--network-alias**=*alias*
@@ -626,6 +629,7 @@ If container is running in --read-only mode, then mount a read-write tmpfs on /r
Restart policy to follow when containers exit.
Restart policy will not take effect if a container is stopped via the `podman kill` or `podman stop` commands.
+
Valid values are:
- `no` : Do not restart containers on exit
@@ -710,12 +714,17 @@ Network Namespace - current sysctls allowed:
Note: if you use the --network=host option these sysctls will not be allowed.
-**--systemd**=*true|false*
+**--systemd**=*true|false|always*
Run container in systemd mode. The default is *true*.
-If the command you running inside of the container is systemd or init, podman
-will setup tmpfs mount points in the following directories:
+The value *always* enforces the systemd mode is enforced without
+looking at the executable name. Otherwise, if set to true and the
+command you are running inside the container is systemd, /usr/sbin/init
+or /sbin/init.
+
+If the command you are running inside of the container is systemd,
+Podman will setup tmpfs mount points in the following directories:
/run, /run/lock, /tmp, /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd, /var/lib/journal
@@ -795,7 +804,7 @@ Set the UTS mode for the container
**ns**: specify the user namespace to use.
Note: the host mode gives the container access to changing the host's hostname and is therefore considered insecure.
-**--volume**, **-v**[=*[HOST-DIR:CONTAINER-DIR[:OPTIONS]]*]
+**--volume**, **-v**[=*[[SOURCE-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
@@ -805,11 +814,23 @@ container. The `OPTIONS` are a comma delimited list and can be:
* [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
-path you specify. For example, if you supply the `/foo` value, Podman creates a bind-mount.
+The `CONTAINER-DIR` must be an absolute path such as `/src/docs`. The volume
+will be mounted into the container at this directory.
+
+Volumes may specify a source as well, as either a directory on the host or the
+name of a named volume. If no source is given, the volume will be created as an
+anonymous named volume with a randomly generated name, and will be removed when
+the container is removed via the `--rm` flag or `podman rm --volumes`.
+
+If a volume source is specified, it must be a path on the host or the name of a
+named volume. Host paths are allowed to be absolute or relative; relative paths
+are resolved relative to the directory Podman is run in. Any source that does
+not begin with a `.` or `/` it will be treated as the name of a named volume.
+If a volume with that name does not exist, it will be created. Volumes created
+with names are not anonymous and are not removed by `--rm` and
+`podman rm --volumes`.
-You can specify multiple **-v** options to mount one or more mounts to a
+You can specify multiple **-v** options to mount one or more volumes into a
container.
You can add `:ro` or `:rw` suffix to a volume to mount it read-only or