---
name: "containers-storage-container"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "containers-common"
version: "1:0.69.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/containers-storage-container"
---

# containers-storage-container(1)

Examine a single container

## NAME

containers-storage-container - Examine a single container

## SYNOPSIS

**containers-storage** **container** *containerNameOrID*

## DESCRIPTION

Retrieve information about a container: any names it has, which image was used to create it, any names that image has, and the ID of the container's layer.

## EXAMPLE

```
containers-storage container f3be6c6134d0d980936b4c894f1613b69a62b79588fdeda744d0be3693bde8ec
containers-storage container my-awesome-container
```

## SEE ALSO

[containers-storage-containers(1)](/containers-storage-containers/1.md) [containers-storage-image(1)](/containers-storage-image/1.md) [containers-storage-layer(1)](/containers-storage-layer/1.md)