Reference

singularity-instance-list(1)

List all running and named Apptainer instances

NAME

apptainer-instance-list - List all running and named Apptainer instances

SYNOPSIS

apptainer instance list [list options...] []

DESCRIPTION

The instance list command allows you to view the Apptainer container
instances that are currently running in the background.

OPTIONS

-a, --all[=false]
display all instances (include --sharens instances)

-h, --help[=false]
help for list

-j, --json[=false]
print structured json instead of list

-l, --logs[=false]
display location of stdout and sterr log files for instances

-u, --user=""
if running as root, list instances from ""

EXAMPLE

  $ apptainer instance list
  INSTANCE NAME      PID       IMAGE
  test               11963     /home/mibauer/apptainer/sinstance/test.sif
  test2              11964     /home/mibauer/apptainer/sinstance/test.sif
  lolcow             11965     /home/mibauer/apptainer/sinstance/lolcow.sif
  $ apptainer instance list 'test*'
  INSTANCE NAME      PID       IMAGE
  test               11963     /home/mibauer/apptainer/sinstance/test.sif
  test2              11964     /home/mibauer/apptainer/sinstance/test.sif
  $ sudo apptainer instance list -u mibauer
  INSTANCE NAME      PID       IMAGE
  test               11963     /home/mibauer/apptainer/sinstance/test.sif
  test2              16219     /home/mibauer/apptainer/sinstance/test.sif

SEE ALSO

apptainer-instance(1)

HISTORY

22-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra