---
name: "podman-container"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "podman"
version: "6.1.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/podman-container"
---

# podman-container(1)

Manage containers

## NAME

podman-container - Manage containers

## SYNOPSIS

**podman container** *subcommand*

## DESCRIPTION

The container command allows management of containers

## COMMANDS

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Command** | **Man Page** | **Description** |
| attach | [podman-attach(1)](/podman-attach/1.md) | Attach to a running container. |
| checkpoint | [podman-container-checkpoint(1)](/podman-container-checkpoint/1.md) | Checkpoint one or more running containers. |
| cleanup | [podman-container-cleanup(1)](/podman-container-cleanup/1.md) | Clean up the container's network and mountpoints. |
| clone | [podman-container-clone(1)](/podman-container-clone/1.md) | Create a copy of an existing container. |
| commit | [podman-commit(1)](/podman-commit/1.md) | Create new image based on the changed container. |
| cp | [podman-cp(1)](/podman-cp/1.md) | Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem. |
| create | [podman-create(1)](/podman-create/1.md) | Create a new container. |
| diff | [podman-container-diff(1)](/podman-container-diff/1.md) | Inspect changes on a container's filesystem |
| exec | [podman-exec(1)](/podman-exec/1.md) | Execute a command in a running container. |
| exists | [podman-container-exists(1)](/podman-container-exists/1.md) | Check if a container exists in local storage |
| export | [podman-export(1)](/podman-export/1.md) | Export a container's filesystem contents as a tar archive. |
| init | [podman-init(1)](/podman-init/1.md) | Initialize a container |
| inspect | [podman-container-inspect(1)](/podman-container-inspect/1.md) | Display a container's configuration. |
| kill | [podman-kill(1)](/podman-kill/1.md) | Kill the main process in one or more containers. |
| list | [podman-ps(1)](/podman-ps/1.md) | List the containers on the system.(alias ls) |
| logs | [podman-logs(1)](/podman-logs/1.md) | Display the logs of a container. |
| mount | [podman-mount(1)](/podman-mount/1.md) | Mount a working container's root filesystem. |
| pause | [podman-pause(1)](/podman-pause/1.md) | Pause one or more containers. |
| port | [podman-port(1)](/podman-port/1.md) | List port mappings for the container. |
| prune | [podman-container-prune(1)](/podman-container-prune/1.md) | Remove all stopped containers from local storage. |
| ps | [podman-ps(1)](/podman-ps/1.md) | Print out information about containers. |
| rename | [podman-rename(1)](/podman-rename/1.md) | Rename an existing container. |
| restart | [podman-restart(1)](/podman-restart/1.md) | Restart one or more containers. |
| restore | [podman-container-restore(1)](/podman-container-restore/1.md) | Restore one or more containers from a checkpoint. |
| rm | [podman-rm(1)](/podman-rm/1.md) | Remove one or more containers. |
| run | [podman-run(1)](/podman-run/1.md) | Run a command in a container. |
| runlabel | [podman-container-runlabel(1)](/podman-container-runlabel/1.md) | Execute a command as described by a container-image label. |
| start | [podman-start(1)](/podman-start/1.md) | Start one or more containers. |
| stats | [podman-stats(1)](/podman-stats/1.md) | Display a live stream of one or more container's resource usage statistics. |
| stop | [podman-stop(1)](/podman-stop/1.md) | Stop one or more running containers. |
| top | [podman-top(1)](/podman-top/1.md) | Display the running processes of a container. |
| unmount | [podman-unmount(1)](/podman-unmount/1.md) | Unmount a working container's root filesystem.(Alias unmount) |
| unpause | [podman-unpause(1)](/podman-unpause/1.md) | Unpause one or more containers. |
| update | [podman-update(1)](/podman-update/1.md) | Update the cgroup configuration of a given container. |
| wait | [podman-wait(1)](/podman-wait/1.md) | Wait on one or more containers to stop and print their exit codes. |

## SEE ALSO

**[podman(1)](/podman/1.md)**, **[podman-exec(1)](/podman-exec/1.md)**, **[podman-run(1)](/podman-run/1.md)**