---
name: "lxc-device"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lxc"
version: "1:7.0.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lxc-device"
---

# lxc-device(1)

manage devices of running containers

## NAME

lxc-device - manage devices of running containers

## SYNOPSIS

**lxc-device**  \[-h\] \[-n *name*\] \[add\] \[DEVICE\] \[NAME\]

## DESCRIPTION

**lxc-device** manages devices in running container.

## OPTIONS

- FC**-h**F\[0\]

  The full command help message.

- FC**-n, --name=**F\[0\]*NAME*

  The name of the target container.

- FC**action**F\[0\]

  What action to perform. Only 'add' is supported at this point.

- FC**DEVICE**F\[0\]

  The device to add to the container. It can either be the path to a device under /dev or a network interface name.

- FC**\[NAME\]**F\[0\]

  Name for the device within the container.

## EXAMPLES

- lxc-device -n p1 add /dev/video0

  Creates a /dev/video0 device in container p1 based on the matching device on the host.

- lxc-device -n p1 add eth0 eth1

  Moves eth0 from the host as eth1 in p1.

## SEE ALSO

[**lxc**(7)](/lxc/7.md), [**lxc-create**(1)](/lxc-create/1.md), [**lxc-copy**(1)](/lxc-copy/1.md), [**lxc-destroy**(1)](/lxc-destroy/1.md), [**lxc-start**(1)](/lxc-start/1.md), [**lxc-stop**(1)](/lxc-stop/1.md), [**lxc-execute**(1)](/lxc-execute/1.md), [**lxc-console**(1)](/lxc-console/1.md), [**lxc-monitor**(1)](/lxc-monitor/1.md), [**lxc-wait**(1)](/lxc-wait/1.md), [**lxc-cgroup**(1)](/lxc-cgroup/1.md), [**lxc-ls**(1)](/lxc-ls/1.md), [**lxc-info**(1)](/lxc-info/1.md), [**lxc-freeze**(1)](/lxc-freeze/1.md), [**lxc-unfreeze**(1)](/lxc-unfreeze/1.md), [**lxc-attach**(1)](/lxc-attach/1.md), [**lxc.conf**(5)](/lxc.conf/5.md)