--- name: "podman-images" 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-images" --- # podman-images(1) List images in local storage ## NAME podman-images - List images in local storage ## SYNOPSIS **podman images** \[*options*\] \[image\] **podman image list** \[*options*\] \[image\] **podman image ls** \[*options*\] \[image\] ## DESCRIPTION Displays locally stored images, their names, and their IDs. ## OPTIONS ### --all, -a Show all images (by default filter out the intermediate image layers). The default is false. ### --digests Show image digests ### --filter, -f=*filter* Provide filter values. If there is more than one filter, the **--filter** option should be passed multiple times: **--filter** *label=test* **--filter** *until=10m*. Supported filters: | | | | --- | --- | | **Filter** | **Description** | | id | Filter by image ID. | | before | Filter by images created before the given IMAGE (name or tag). | | containers | Filter by images with a running container. | | dangling | Filter by dangling (unused) images. | | digest | Filter by digest. | | intermediate | Filter by images that are dangling and have no children | | label | Filter by images with (or without, in the case of label!=\[...\] is used) the specified labels. | | manifest | Filter by images that are manifest lists. | | readonly | Filter by read-only or read/write images. | | reference | Filter by image name. | | after/since | Filter by images created after the given IMAGE (name or tag). | | until | Filter by images created until the given duration or time. | The **id** *filter* accepts the image ID string. The **before** *filter* accepts formats: **\\[:\\]**, **\** or **\**. The **containers** *filter* shows images that have a running container based on that image. The **dangling** *filter* shows images that are taking up disk space and serve no purpose. Dangling image is a file system layer that was used in a previous build of an image and is no longer referenced by any image. They are denoted with the **\** tag, consume disk space and serve no active purpose. The **digest** *filter* accepts the image digest string. The **intermediate** *filter* shows images that are dangling and have no children. The **label** *filter* accepts two formats. One is the **label**=*key* or **label**=*key*=*value*, which shows images with the specified labels. The other format is the **label!**=*key* or **label!**=*key*=*value*, which shows images without the specified labels. The **readonly** *filter* accepts **true** or **false**. The **reference** *filter* accepts regex expressions like **image:.\*-alpine**. The **after/since** *filter* accepts formats: **\\[:\\]**, **\** or **\**. The **until** *filter* shows images created before the given date/time. The **\** can be Unix timestamps, date formatted timestamps (e.g. **2020-12-31**, **2021-01-01T10:00:00**), or Go duration strings (e.g. **10m**, **1h30m**). The **label** *filter* accepts two formats. One is the **label**=*key* or **label**=*key*=*value*, which shows images with the specified labels. The other format is the **label!**=*key* or **label!**=*key*=*value*, which shows images without the specified labels. The **manifest** *filter* shows images that are manifest lists. The **readonly** *filter* shows, as a default, both read-only and read/write images. Read-only images can be configured by modifying the **additionalimagestores** in the **/etc/containers/storage.conf** file. The **reference** *filter* accepts the pattern of an image reference **\\[:\\]**. The **after** or **since** *filter* accepts formats: **\\[:\\]**, **\** or **\**. The **until** *filter* accepts formats: golang duration, RFC3339 time, or a Unix timestamp and shows all images that are created until that time. ### --format=*format* Change the default output format. This can be of a supported type like 'json' or a Go template. Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below: | | | | --- | --- | | **Placeholder** | **Description** | | .Containers | Number of containers using this image | | .Created | Elapsed time since the image was created | | .CreatedAt | Time when the image was created, YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +nnnn | | .CreatedSince | Same as .Created | | .CreatedTime | Same as .CreatedAt | | .Dangling | Same as .IsDangling | | .Digest | Image digest | | .History | History of the image layer | | .ID | Image ID (truncated) | | .Id | Image ID (full SHA) | | .IsDangling | Is image dangling? (true/false) | | .IsReadOnly | Is unage read-only? (true/false) | | .Labels ... | map\[\] of labels | | .Names | Image FQIN | | .ParentId | Full SHA of parent image ID, or null (string) | | .ReadOnly | Same as .IsReadOnly | | .RepoDigests | map\[\] of zero or more repo/name@sha256:SHA strings | | .Repository | Image repository | | .RepoTags | map\[\] of zero or more FQIN strings for this image | | .SharedSize | Always seems to be 0 | | .Size | Size of layer on disk (human-friendly string) | | .Tag | Image tag | | .VirtualSize | Size of layer on disk (bytes) | ### --history Display the history of image names. If an image gets re-tagged or untagged, then the image name history gets prepended (latest image first). This is especially useful when undoing a tag operation or an image does not contain any name because it has been untagged. ### --no-trunc Do not truncate the output (default *false*). ### --noheading, -n Omit the table headings from the listing. ### --quiet, -q Lists only the image IDs. ### --sort=*sort* Sort by *created*, *id*, *repository*, *size* or *tag* (default: **created**) When sorting by *repository* it also sorts by the *tag* as second criteria to provide a stable output. ## EXAMPLES List all non-dangling images in local storage: ``` $ podman images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE quay.io/podman/stable latest e0b7dabc3352 22 hours ago 331 MB docker.io/library/alpine latest 9c6f07244728 5 days ago 5.83 MB registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora latest 2ecb6df95994 3 weeks ago 169 MB quay.io/libpod/testimage 20220615 f26aa69bb3f3 2 months ago 8.4 MB ``` List all images matching the specified name: ``` $ podman images stable REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE quay.io/podman/stable latest e0b7dabc3352 22 hours ago 331 MB ``` List image ids of all images in containers storage: ``` # podman image ls --quiet e3d42bcaf643 ebb91b73692b 4526339ae51c ``` List all images without showing the headers: ``` # podman images --noheading docker.io/kubernetes/pause latest e3d42bcaf643 3 years ago 251 kB ebb91b73692b 4 weeks ago 27.2 MB docker.io/library/ubuntu latest 4526339ae51c 6 weeks ago 126 MB ``` List all images without truncating output: ``` # podman image list --no-trunc REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE docker.io/kubernetes/pause latest sha256:e3d42bcaf643097dd1bb0385658ae8cbe100a80f773555c44690d22c25d16b27 3 years ago 251 kB sha256:ebb91b73692bd27890685846412ae338d13552165eacf7fcd5f139bfa9c2d6d9 4 weeks ago 27.2 MB docker.io/library/ubuntu latest sha256:4526339ae51c3cdc97956a7a961c193c39dfc6bd9733b0d762a36c6881b5583a 6 weeks ago 126 MB ``` List all image content with the formatted content: ``` # podman images --format "table {{.ID}} {{.Repository}} {{.Tag}}" IMAGE ID REPOSITORY TAG e3d42bcaf643 docker.io/kubernetes/pause latest ebb91b73692b 4526339ae51c docker.io/library/ubuntu latest ``` List any image that is not tagged with a name (dangling): ``` # podman images --filter dangling=true REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE ebb91b73692b 4 weeks ago 27.2 MB ``` List all images in JSON format: ``` # podman images --format json [ { "id": "e3d42bcaf643097dd1bb0385658ae8cbe100a80f773555c44690d22c25d16b27", "names": [ "docker.io/kubernetes/pause:latest" ], "digest": "sha256:0aecf73ff86844324847883f2e916d3f6984c5fae3c2f23e91d66f549fe7d423", "created": "2014-07-19T07:02:32.267701596Z", "size": 250665 }, { "id": "ebb91b73692bd27890685846412ae338d13552165eacf7fcd5f139bfa9c2d6d9", "names": [ "\u003cnone\u003e" ], "digest": "sha256:ba7e4091d27e8114a205003ca6a768905c3395d961624a2c78873d9526461032", "created": "2017-10-26T03:07:22.796184288Z", "size": 27170520 }, { "id": "4526339ae51c3cdc97956a7a961c193c39dfc6bd9733b0d762a36c6881b5583a", "names": [ "docker.io/library/ubuntu:latest" ], "digest": "sha256:193f7734ddd68e0fb24ba9af8c2b673aecb0227b026871f8e932dab45add7753", "created": "2017-10-10T20:59:05.10196344Z", "size": 126085200 } ] ``` List all images sorted by the specified column: ``` # podman images --sort repository REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE 2460217d76fc About a minute ago 4.41 MB docker.io/library/alpine latest 3fd9065eaf02 5 months ago 4.41 MB localhost/myapp latest b2e0ad03474a About a minute ago 4.41 MB registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7 latest 7a840db7f020 2 weeks ago 211 MB registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora 27 801894bc0e43 6 weeks ago 246 MB ``` Show the difference between listed images in use versus all images, including dangling images: ``` # podman images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE localhost/test latest 18f0c080cd72 4 seconds ago 4.42 MB docker.io/library/alpine latest 3fd9065eaf02 5 months ago 4.41 MB # podman images -a REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE localhost/test latest 18f0c080cd72 6 seconds ago 4.42 MB 270e70dc54c0 7 seconds ago 4.42 MB 4ed6fbe43414 8 seconds ago 4.41 MB 6b0df8e71508 8 seconds ago 4.41 MB docker.io/library/alpine latest 3fd9065eaf02 5 months ago 4.41 MB ``` ## SEE ALSO **[podman(1)](/podman/1.md)**, **[containers-storage.conf(5)](/containers-storage.conf/5.md)** ### Troubleshooting See [podman-troubleshooting(7)](/podman-troubleshooting/7.md) for solutions to common issues. ## HISTORY March 2017, Originally compiled by Dan Walsh **\**