lxc-ls
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NAME
lxc-ls - list the containers existing on the systemSYNOPSIS
lxc-ls [-1] [--active] [--frozen] [--running] [--stopped] [--defined] [-f] [-F format] [-g groups] [--nesting=NUM] [--filter=regex]DESCRIPTION
lxc-ls list the containers existing on the system.OPTIONS
- -1
- Show one entry per line. (default when /dev/stdout isn't a tty)
- --active
- List only active containers (same as --frozen --running).
- --frozen
- List only frozen containers.
- --running
- List only running containers.
- --stopped
- List only stopped containers.
- --defined
- List only defined containers.
- -f,--fancy
- Use a fancy, column-based output.
- -F,--fancy-format format
- Comma separated list of columns to show in the fancy output. The list of accepted and default fields is listed in --help.
- -g,--groups groups
- Comma separated list of groups the container must have to be displayed. The parameter may be passed multiple times.
- --nesting=NUM
- Show nested containers. The number of nesting levels to be shown can be specified by passing a number as argument.
- --filter=regex
- The regular expression passed to lxc-ls will be applied to the container name. The format is a POSIX extended regular expression. It can also be given as additional argument without explicitly using --filter.
EXAMPLES
- lxc-ls --fancy
- list all the containers, listing one per line along with its name, state, ipv4 and ipv6 addresses.
- lxc-ls --active -1
- list active containers and display the list in one column.
COMMON OPTIONS
These options are common to most of lxc commands.- -?, -h, --help
- Print a longer usage message than normal.
- --usage
- Give the usage message
- -q, --quiet
- mute on
- -P, --lxcpath=PATH
- Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.
- -o, --logfile=FILE
- Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.
- -l, --logpriority=LEVEL
-
Set log priority to
LEVEL. The default log
priority is ERROR. Possible values are :
FATAL, CRIT,
WARN, ERROR,
NOTICE, INFO,
DEBUG.
Note that this option is setting the priority of the events log in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR events log on stderr.
- -n, --name=NAME
- Use container identifier NAME. The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.
- --rcfile=FILE
-
Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization
and isolation functionalities for the container.
This configuration file if present will be used even if there is already a configuration file present in the previously created container (via lxc-create).
- --version
- Show the version number.
SEE ALSO
lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)HISTORY
Written originally as a shell script by Daniel Lezcano and Serge Hallyn. Later reimplemented and extended in Python by Stéphane Graber and then reimplemented and extended in C by Christian Brauner.AUTHOR
Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@mailbox.org>, Stéphane Graber <stgraber@ubuntu.com>
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