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+% podman-init(1)
+
+## NAME
+podman\-init - Initialize one or more containers
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+**podman init** [*options*] *container* [*container*...]
+
+**podman container init** [*options*] *container* [*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>