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lxc

Manage Linux containers using the lxd REST API. Any container names or patterns can be prefixed with the name of a remote server. More information: https://manned.org/lxc.

  • List local containers matching a string. Omit the string to list all local containers:

lxc list {{match_string}}

  • List images matching a string. Omit the string to list all images:

lxc image list [{{remote}}:]{{match_string}}

  • Create a new container from an image:

lxc init [{{remote}}:]{{image}} {{container}}

  • Start a container:

lxc start [{{remote}}:]{{container}}

  • Stop a container:

lxc stop [{{remote}}:]{{container}}

  • Show detailed info about a container:

lxc info [{{remote}}:]{{container}}

  • Take a snapshot of a container:

lxc snapshot [{{remote}}:]{{container}} {{snapshot}}

  • Execute a specific command inside a container:

lxc exec [{{remote}}:]{{container}} {{command}}