---
name: "swift-container-info"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "swift-container"
version: "2.35.1-0+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/swift-container-info"
---

# swift-container-info(1)

OpenStack Swift container-info tool

## NAME

**swift-container-info** - OpenStack Swift container-info tool

## SYNOPSIS

**swift-container-info** \<container\_db\_file\> \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

This is a very simple swift tool that allows a swiftop engineer to retrieve information about a container that is located on the storage node. One calls the tool with a given container db file as it is stored on the storage node system. It will then return several information about that container such as;

- \- Account it belongs to

  - \- Container

  - \- Created timestamp

  - \- Put timestamp

  - \- Delete timestamp

  - \- Object count

  - \- Bytes used

  - \- Reported put timestamp

  - \- Reported delete timestamp

  - \- Reported object count

  - \- Reported bytes used

  - \- Hash

  - \- ID

  - \- User metadata

  - \- X-Container-Sync-Point 1

  - \- X-Container-Sync-Point 2

  - \- Location on the ring

  ## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Shows the help message and exit

- **-d SWIFT\_DIR, --swift-dir=SWIFT\_DIR**

  Pass location of swift configuration  file if different from the default location /etc/swift

## DOCUMENTATION

More documentation about OpenStack Swift can be found at **https://docs.openstack.org/swift/latest/**

## SEE ALSO

**[swift-get-nodes(1)](/swift-get-nodes/1.md),** **[swift-object-info(1)](/swift-object-info/1.md)**