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singularity-oci-create(1)

singularity-oci-create1

Create a container from a bundle directory (root user only)

Usage

apptainer oci create -b [create options ...]

Overview

Create invoke create operation to create a container instance from an OCI
bundle directory

Options

-b, --bundle=""
specify the OCI bundle path (required)

--empty-process[=false]
run container without executing container process (eg: for POD container)

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

--log-format="kubernetes"
specify the log file format. Available formats are basic, kubernetes and json

-l, --log-path=""
specify the log file path

--pid-file=""
specify the pid file

-s, --sync-socket=""
specify the path to unix socket for state synchronization

Examples

  $ apptainer oci create -b ~/bundle mycontainer

History

22-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

From apptainer 1.5.4-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.