![PODMAN logo](logo/podman-logo-source.svg) # libpod - library for running OCI-based containers in Pods ## Podman Commands | Command | Description | Demo | Script | | :----------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [podman(1)](/docs/podman.1.md) | Simple management tool for pods and images | | [podman-attach(1)](/docs/podman-attach.1.md) | Attach to a running container | | [podman-build(1)](/docs/podman-build.1.md) | Build an image using instructions from Dockerfiles | | [podman-commit(1)](/docs/podman-commit.1.md) | Create new image based on the changed container | | [podman-container(1)](/docs/podman-container.1.md) | Manage Containers | | [podman-container-checkpoint(1)](/docs/podman-container-checkpoint.1.md) | Checkpoints one or more running containers | | [podman-container-cleanup(1)](/docs/podman-container-cleanup.1.md) | Cleanup Container storage and networks | | [podman-container-exists(1)](/docs/podman-container-exists.1.md) | Check if an container exists in local storage | | [podman-container-prune(1)](/docs/podman-container-prune.1.md) | Remove all stopped containers | | [podman-container-refresh(1)](/docs/podman-container-refresh.1.md) | Refresh all containers state in database | | [podman-container-restore(1)](/docs/podman-container-restore.1.md) | Restores one or more running containers | | [podman-container-runlabel(1)](/docs/podman-container-runlabel.1.md) | Execute Image Label Method | | [podman-cp(1)](/docs/podman-cp.1.md) | Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem | | [podman-create(1)](/docs/podman-create.1.md) | Create a new container | | [podman-diff(1)](/docs/podman-diff.1.md) | Inspect changes on a container or image's filesystem | | [podman-events(1)](/docs/podman-events.1.md) | Monitor Podman events | | [podman-exec(1)](/docs/podman-exec.1.md) | Execute a command in a running container | | [podman-export(1)](/docs/podman-export.1.md) | Export container's filesystem contents as a tar archive | | [podman-generate(1)](/docs/podman-generate.1.md) | Generate structured output based on Podman containers and pods | | [podman-generate-kube(1)](/docs/podman-generate-kube.1.md) | Generate Kubernetes YAML based on a container or Pod | | [podman-generate-systemd(1)](/docs/podman-generate-systemd.1.md) | Generate a Systemd unit file for a container | | [podman-history(1)](/docs/podman-history.1.md) | Shows the history of an image | | [podman-image(1)](/docs/podman-image.1.md) | Manage Images | | [podman-image-exists(1)](/docs/podman-image-exists.1.md) | Check if an image exists in local storage | | [podman-image-prune(1)](/docs/podman-image-prune.1.md) | Remove all unused images | | [podman-image-sign(1)](/docs/podman-image-sign.1.md) | Create a signature for an image | | [podman-image-trust(1)](/docs/podman-image-trust.1.md) | Manage container registry image trust policy | | [podman-images(1)](/docs/podman-images.1.md) | List images in local storage | [![...](/docs/play.png)](https://podman.io/asciinema/podman/images/) | [Here](https://github.com/containers/Demos/blob/master/podman_cli/podman_images.sh) | | [podman-import(1)](/docs/podman-import.1.md) | Import a tarball and save it as a filesystem image | | [podman-info(1)](/docs/podman-info.1.md) | Display system information | | [podman-init(1)](/docs/podman-init.1.md) | Initialize a container | | [podman-inspect(1)](/docs/podman-inspect.1.md) | Display the configuration of a container or image | [![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/133418) | | [podman-kill(1)](/docs/podman-kill.1.md) | Kill the main process in one or more running containers | | [podman-load(1)](/docs/podman-load.1.md) | Load an image from a container image archive | | [podman-login(1)](/docs/podman-login.1.md) | Login to a container registry | | [podman-logout(1)](/docs/podman-logout.1.md) | Logout of a container registry | | [podman-logs(1)](/docs/podman-logs.1.md) | Display the logs of a container | | [podman-mount(1)](/docs/podman-mount.1.md) | Mount a working container's root filesystem | | [podman-pause(1)](/docs/podman-pause.1.md) | Pause one or more running containers | [![...](/docs/play.png)](https://podman.io/asciinema/podman/pause_unpause/) | [Here](https://github.com/containers/Demos/blob/master/podman_cli/podman_pause_unpause.sh) | | [podman-play(1)](/docs/podman-play.1.md) | Play pods and containers based on a structured input file | | [podman-pod(1)](/docs/podman-pod.1.md) | Simple management tool for groups of containers, called pods | | [podman-pod-create(1)](/docs/podman-pod-create.1.md) | Create a new pod | | [podman-pod-inspect(1)](/docs/podman-pod-inspect.1.md) | Inspect a pod | | [podman-pod-kill(1)](podman-pod-kill.1.md) | Kill the main process of each container in pod. | | [podman-pod-ps(1)](/docs/podman-pod-ps.1.md) | List the pods on the system | | [podman-pod-pause(1)](podman-pod-pause.1.md) | Pause one or more pods. | | [podman-pod-restart](/docs/podman-pod-restart.1.md) | Restart one or more pods | | [podman-pod-rm(1)](/docs/podman-pod-rm.1.md) | Remove one or more pods | | [podman-pod-start(1)](/docs/podman-pod-start.1.md) | Start one or more pods | | [podman-pod-stats(1)](/docs/podman-pod-stats.1.md) | Display a live stream of one or more pods' resource usage statistics | | | | [podman-pod-stop(1)](/docs/podman-pod-stop.1.md) | Stop one or more pods | | [podman-pod-top(1)](/docs/podman-pod-top.1.md) | Display the running processes of a pod | | [podman-pod-unpause(1)](podman-pod-unpause.1.md) | Unpause one or more pods. | | [podman-port(1)](/docs/podman-port.1.md) | List port mappings for running containers | | [podman-ps(1)](/docs/podman-ps.1.md) | Prints out information about containers | | [podman-pull(1)](/docs/podman-pull.1.md) | Pull an image from a registry | | [podman-push(1)](/docs/podman-push.1.md) | Push an image to a specified destination | [![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/133276) | | [podman-restart](/docs/podman-restart.1.md) | Restarts one or more containers | [![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/jiqxJAxcVXw604xdzMLTkQvHM) | | [podman-rm(1)](/docs/podman-rm.1.md) | Removes one or more containers | | [podman-rmi(1)](/docs/podman-rmi.1.md) | Removes one or more images | | [podman-run(1)](/docs/podman-run.1.md) | Run a command in a container | | [podman-save(1)](/docs/podman-save.1.md) | Saves an image to an archive | | [podman-search(1)](/docs/podman-search.1.md) | Search a registry for an image | | [podman-start(1)](/docs/podman-start.1.md) | Starts one or more containers | | [podman-stats(1)](/docs/podman-stats.1.md) | Display a live stream of one or more containers' resource usage statistics | | [podman-stop(1)](/docs/podman-stop.1.md) | Stops one or more running containers | | [podman-system(1)](/docs/podman-system.1.md) | Manage podman | | [podman-tag(1)](/docs/podman-tag.1.md) | Add an additional name to a local image | [![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/133803) | | [podman-top(1)](/docs/podman-top.1.md) | Display the running processes of a container | | [podman-umount(1)](/docs/podman-umount.1.md) | Unmount a working container's root filesystem | | [podman-unpause(1)](/docs/podman-unpause.1.md) | Unpause one or more running containers | [![...](/docs/play.png)](https://podman.io/asciinema/podman/pause_unpause/) | [Here](https://github.com/containers/Demos/blob/master/podman_cli/podman_pause_unpause.sh) | | [podman-unshare(1)](/docs/podman-unshare.1.md) | Run a command inside of a modified user namespace. | | [podman-varlink(1)](/docs/podman-varlink.1.md) | Run the varlink backend | | [podman-version(1)](/docs/podman-version.1.md) | Display the version information | | [podman-volume(1)](/docs/podman-volume.1.md) | Manage Volumes | | [podman-volume-create(1)](/docs/podman-volume-create.1.md) | Create a volume | | [podman-volume-inspect(1)](/docs/podman-volume-inspect.1.md) | Get detailed information on one or more volumes | | [podman-volume-ls(1)](/docs/podman-volume-ls.1.md) | List all the available volumes | | [podman-volume-rm(1)](/docs/podman-volume-rm.1.md) | Remove one or more volumes | | [podman-volume-prune(1)](/docs/podman-volume-prune.1.md) | Remove all unused volumes | | [podman-wait(1)](/docs/podman-wait.1.md) | Wait on one or more containers to stop and print their exit codes |