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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ driver options can be set using the **--opt** flag.
#### **--driver**=*driver*
-Specify the volume driver name (default local).
+Specify the volume driver name (default **local**). Setting this to a value other than **local** Podman will attempt to create the volume using a volume plugin with the given name. Such plugins must be defined in the **volume_plugins** section of the **containers.conf**(5) configuration file.
#### **--help**
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ Set metadata for a volume (e.g., --label mykey=value).
#### **--opt**=*option*, **-o**
Set driver specific options.
-For the default driver, `local`, this allows a volume to be configured to mount a filesystem on the host.
+For the default driver, **local**, this allows a volume to be configured to mount a filesystem on the host.
For the `local` driver the following options are supported: `type`, `device`, and `o`.
The `type` option sets the type of the filesystem to be mounted, and is equivalent to the `-t` flag to **mount(8)**.
The `device` option sets the device to be mounted, and is equivalent to the `device` argument to **mount(8)**.
The `o` option sets options for the mount, and is equivalent to the `-o` flag to **mount(8)** with two exceptions.
The `o` option supports `uid` and `gid` options to set the UID and GID of the created volume that are not normally supported by **mount(8)**.
-Using volume options with the `local` driver requires root privileges.
+Using volume options with the **local** driver requires root privileges.
+When not using the **local** driver, the given options will be passed directly to the volume plugin. In this case, supported options will be dictated by the plugin in question, not Podman.
## EXAMPLES
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ $ podman volume create --label foo=bar myvol
```
## SEE ALSO
-podman-volume(1), mount(8)
+**podman-volume**(1), **mount**(8), **containers.conf**(5)
## HISTORY
+January 2020, updated with information on volume plugins by Matthew Heon <mheon@redhat.com>
November 2018, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani <umohnani@redhat.com>