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Robert P. J. Day bb66d78b2f docs: remove reference to "sudo" in "podman exists" examples
In both of "podman {container,image} exists" man pages, there
are superfluous uses of "sudo" in examples -- get rid of them.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
2020-01-26 12:43:26 -05:00

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% podman-container-exists(1)
## NAME
podman-container-exists - Check if a container exists in local storage
## SYNOPSIS
**podman container exists** [*options*] *container*
## DESCRIPTION
**podman container exists** checks if a container exists in local storage. The **ID** or **Name**
of the container may be used as input. Podman will return an exit code
of `0` when the container is found. A `1` will be returned otherwise. An exit code of `125` indicates there
was an issue accessing the local storage.
## OPTIONS
**-h**, **--help**
Print usage statement
## Examples
Check if an container called `webclient` exists in local storage (the container does actually exist).
```
$ podman container exists webclient
$ echo $?
0
$
```
Check if an container called `webbackend` exists in local storage (the container does not actually exist).
```
$ podman container exists webbackend
$ echo $?
1
$
```
## SEE ALSO
podman(1)
## HISTORY
November 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot com)