NAME
lxc-ls - list the containers existing on the system
SYNOPSIS
lxc-ls [-1] [--active] [--frozen] [--running] [--stopped] [--defined] [-f] [-F format] [-g groups] [--nesting=NUM] [--filter=regex]
DESCRIPTION
lxc-ls list the containers existing on the system.
OPTIONS
- FC-1F[0]
-
Show one entry per line. (default when /dev/stdout isn't a tty)
- FC--activeF[0]
-
List only active containers (same as --frozen --running).
- FC--frozenF[0]
-
List only frozen containers.
- FC--runningF[0]
-
List only running containers.
- FC--stoppedF[0]
-
List only stopped containers.
- FC--definedF[0]
-
List only defined containers.
- FC-f,--fancyF[0]
-
Use a fancy, column-based output.
- FC-F,--fancy-format F[0]format
-
Comma separated list of columns to show in the fancy output. The list of accepted and default fields is listed in --help.
- FC-g,--groups F[0]groups
-
Comma separated list of groups the container must have to be displayed. The parameter may be passed multiple times.
- FC--nesting=F[0]NUM
-
Show nested containers. The number of nesting levels to be shown can be specified by passing a number as argument.
- FC--filter=F[0]regex
-
The regular expression passed to lxc-ls will be applied to the container name. The format is a POSIX extended regular expression. It can also be given as additional argument without explicitly using FC--filterF[0].
EXAMPLES
- lxc-ls --fancy
-
list all the containers, listing one per line along with its name, state, ipv4 and ipv6 addresses.
- lxc-ls --active -1
-
list active containers and display the list in one column.
COMMON OPTIONS
These options are common to most of lxc commands.
- FC-?, -h, --helpF[0]
-
Print a longer usage message than normal.
- FC--usageF[0]
-
Give the usage message
- FC-q, --quietF[0]
-
mute on
- FC-P, --lxcpath=F[0]PATH
-
Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.
- FC-o, --logfile=F[0]FILE
-
Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.
- FC-l, --logpriority=F[0]LEVEL
-
Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is FCERRORF[0]. Possible values are : FCFATALF[0], FCALERTF[0], FCCRITF[0], FCWARNF[0], FCERRORF[0], FCNOTICEF[0], FCINFOF[0], FCDEBUGF[0], FCTRACEF[0].
Note that this option is setting the priority of the events log in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR events log on stderr.
- FC-n, --name=F[0]NAME
-
Use container identifier NAME. The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.
- FC--rcfile=F[0]FILE
-
Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization and isolation functionalities for the container.
This configuration file if present will be used even if there is already a configuration file present in the previously created container (via lxc-create).
- FC--versionF[0]
-
Show the version number.
SEE ALSO
lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)
HISTORY
Written originally as a shell script by Daniel Lezcano and Serge Hallyn. Later reimplemented and extended in Python by Stéphane Graber and then reimplemented and extended in C by Christian Brauner.