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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/podman-ps.1.md | 7 | ||||
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diff --git a/docs/podman-ps.1.md b/docs/podman-ps.1.md index 7333a1095..8b86703d8 100644 --- a/docs/podman-ps.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-ps.1.md @@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ Valid filters are listed below: Print usage statement +**--sync** + +Force a sync of container state with the OCI runtime. +In some cases, a container's state in the runtime can become out of sync with Podman's state. +This will update Podman's state based on what the OCI runtime reports. +Forcibly syncing is much slower, but can resolve inconsistent state issues. + ## EXAMPLES ``` diff --git a/docs/podman-rm.1.md b/docs/podman-rm.1.md index 7f22113ea..57274c523 100644 --- a/docs/podman-rm.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-rm.1.md @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either **--sync** -Force a sync of container state with the OCI runtime before attempting to remove. +Force a sync of container state with the OCI runtime before attempting to remove the container. In some cases, a container's state in the runtime can become out of sync with Podman's state, which can cause Podman to refuse to remove containers because it believes they are still running. A sync will resolve this issue. |