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

% podman-pod-exists(1)

NAME

podman-pod-exists - Check if a pod exists in local storage

SYNOPSIS

podman pod exists pod

DESCRIPTION

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

EXAMPLES

Check if a pod called web exists in local storage (the pod does actually exist).

$ sudo podman pod exists web
$ echo $?
0
$

Check if a pod called backend exists in local storage (the pod does not actually exist).

$ sudo podman pod exists backend
$ echo $?
1
$

SEE ALSO

podman-pod(1), podman(1)

HISTORY

December 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot com)