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# nixos-container
> Starts NixOS containers using Linux containers.
> More information: <https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#ch-containers>.
- List running containers:
`sudo nixos-container list`
- Create a NixOS container with a specific configuration file:
`sudo nixos-container create {{container_name}} --config-file {{nix_config_file_path}}`
- Start, stop, terminate, or destroy a specific container:
`sudo nixos-container {{start|stop|terminate|destroy|status}} {{container_name}}`
- Run a command in a running container:
`sudo nixos-container run {{container_name}} -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}`
- Update a container configuration:
`sudo $EDITOR /var/lib/container/{{container_name}}/etc/nixos/configuration.nix && sudo nixos-container update {{container_name}}`
- Enter an interactive shell session on an already-running container:
`sudo nixos-container root-login {{container_name}}`