# portablectl > A systemd utility for managing and deploying portable service images on Linux systems. > More information: . - List available portable service images discovered in the portable image search paths: `portablectl list` - Attach a portable service image to the host system: `portablectl attach {{path/to/image}}` - Detach a portable service image from the host system: `portablectl detach {{path/to/image|image_name}}` - Display details and metadata about a specified portable service image: `portablectl inspect {{path/to/image}}` - Check if a portable service image is attached to the host system: `portablectl is-attached {{path/to/image|image_name}}`