---
name: "containers-storage-get-names"
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-get-names"
---

# containers-storage-get-names(1)

Get names of a layer/image/container

## NAME

containers-storage-get-names - Get names of a layer/image/container

## SYNOPSIS

**containers-storage** **get-names** *layerOrImageOrContainerNameOrID*

## DESCRIPTION

In addition to IDs, *layers*, *images*, and *containers* can have human-readable names assigned to them in *containers-storage*.  The *get-names* command can be used to read the list of names for any of them.

## OPTIONS

## EXAMPLE

```
containers-storage get-names \
 f3be6c6134d0d980936b4c894f1613b69a62b79588fdeda744d0be3693bde8ec
```

## SEE ALSO

[containers-storage-add-names(1)](/containers-storage-add-names/1.md) [containers-storage-remove-names(1)](/containers-storage-remove-names/1.md) [containers-storage-set-names(1)](/containers-storage-set-names/1.md)