podman/docs/source/markdown/podman-network-exists.1.md

% podman-network-exists(1)

NAME

podman-network-exists - Check if the given network exists

SYNOPSIS

podman network exists network

DESCRIPTION

podman network exists checks if a network exists. The Name or ID of the network may be used as input. Podman will return an exit code of 0 when the network is found. A 1 will be returned otherwise. An exit code of 125 indicates there was another issue.

OPTIONS

--help, -h

Print usage statement

EXAMPLE

Check if a network called net1 exists (the network does actually exist).

$ podman network exists net1
$ echo $?
0
$

Check if an network called webbackend exists (the network does not actually exist).

$ podman network exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1
$

SEE ALSO

podman(1), podman-network-create(1), podman-network-rm(1)

HISTORY

January 2021, Originally compiled by Paul Holzinger <paul.holzinger@web.de>