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% podman-volume-create(1)

## NAME
podman\-volume\-create - Create a new volume

## SYNOPSIS
**podman volume create** [*options*]

## DESCRIPTION

Creates an empty volume and prepares it to be used by containers. The volume
can be created with a specific name, if a name is not given a random name is
generated. You can add metadata to the volume by using the **--label** flag and
driver options can be set using the **--opt** flag.

## OPTIONS

**--driver**=*driver*

Specify the volume driver name (default local).

**--help**

Print usage statement

**-l**, **-label**=*label*

Set metadata for a volume (e.g., --label mykey=value).

**-o**, **--opt**=*option*

Set driver specific options.

## EXAMPLES

```
$ podman volume create myvol

$ podman volume create

$ podman volume create --label foo=bar myvol

$ podman volume create --opt device=tmpfs --opt type=tmpfs --opt o=nodev,noexec myvol
```

## SEE ALSO
podman-volume(1)

## HISTORY
November 2018, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani <umohnani@redhat.com>