---
name: "podman-pod"
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-pod"
---

# podman-pod(1)

Management tool for groups of containers, called pods

## NAME

podman-pod - Management tool for groups of containers, called pods

## SYNOPSIS

**podman pod** *subcommand*

## DESCRIPTION

podman pod is a set of subcommands that manage pods, or groups of containers.

## SUBCOMMANDS

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Command** | **Man Page** | **Description** |
| clone | [podman-pod-clone(1)](/podman-pod-clone/1.md) | Create a copy of an existing pod. |
| create | [podman-pod-create(1)](/podman-pod-create/1.md) | Create a new pod. |
| exists | [podman-pod-exists(1)](/podman-pod-exists/1.md) | Check if a pod exists in local storage. |
| inspect | [podman-pod-inspect(1)](/podman-pod-inspect/1.md) | Display information describing a pod. |
| kill | [podman-pod-kill(1)](/podman-pod-kill/1.md) | Kill the main process of each container in one or more pods. |
| logs | [podman-pod-logs(1)](/podman-pod-logs/1.md) | Display logs for pod with one or more containers. |
| pause | [podman-pod-pause(1)](/podman-pod-pause/1.md) | Pause one or more pods. |
| prune | [podman-pod-prune(1)](/podman-pod-prune/1.md) | Remove all stopped pods and their containers. |
| ps | [podman-pod-ps(1)](/podman-pod-ps/1.md) | Print out information about pods. |
| restart | [podman-pod-restart(1)](/podman-pod-restart/1.md) | Restart one or more pods. |
| rm | [podman-pod-rm(1)](/podman-pod-rm/1.md) | Remove one or more stopped pods and containers. |
| start | [podman-pod-start(1)](/podman-pod-start/1.md) | Start one or more pods. |
| stats | [podman-pod-stats(1)](/podman-pod-stats/1.md) | Display a live stream of resource usage stats for containers in one or more pods. |
| stop | [podman-pod-stop(1)](/podman-pod-stop/1.md) | Stop one or more pods. |
| top | [podman-pod-top(1)](/podman-pod-top/1.md) | Display the running processes of containers in a pod. |
| unpause | [podman-pod-unpause(1)](/podman-pod-unpause/1.md) | Unpause one or more pods. |

## SEE ALSO

**[podman(1)](/podman/1.md)**

## HISTORY

July 2018, Originally compiled by Peter Hunt pehunt@redhat.com ⟨mailto:pehunt@redhat.com⟩