lxc-ls(1)
NAME
lxc-ls - list the containers existing on the system
SYNOPSIS
lxc-ls [-1] [--active] [--frozen] [--running] [--stopped] [-f] [-F
format] [-g groups] [--nesting=NUM] [--filter=regex]
DESCRIPTION
lxc-ls list the containers existing on the system.
OPTIONS
-1 Show one entry per line. (default when /dev/stdout isn't a tty)
--active
List only active containers (same as --frozen --running).
--frozen
List only frozen containers.
--running
List only running containers.
--stopped
List only stopped containers.
-f,--fancy
Use a fancy, column-based output.
-F,--fancy-format format
Comma separated list of columns to show in the fancy output.
The list of accepted and default fields is listed in --help.
-g,--groups groups
Comma separated list of groups the container must have to be
displayed. The parameter may be passed multiple times.
--nesting=NUM
Show nested containers. The number of nesting levels to be shown
can be specified by passing a number as argument.
--filter=regex
The regular expression passed to lxc-ls will be applied to the
container name. The format is a POSIX extended regular
expression. It can also be given as additional argument without
explicitly using --filter.
EXAMPLES
lxc-ls --fancy
list all the containers, listing one per line along with its
name, state, ipv4 and ipv6 addresses.
lxc-ls --active -1
list active containers and display the list in one column.
COMMON OPTIONS
These options are common to most of lxc commands.
-?, -h, --help
Print a longer usage message than normal.
--usage
Give the usage message
-q, --quiet
mute on
-P, --lxcpath=PATH
Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.
-o, --logfile=FILE
Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.
-l, --logpriority=LEVEL
Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is ERROR.
Possible values are : FATAL, CRIT, WARN, ERROR, NOTICE, INFO,
DEBUG.
Note that this option is setting the priority of the events log
in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR
events log on stderr.
-n, --name=NAME
Use container identifier NAME. The container identifier format
is an alphanumeric string.
--rcfile=FILE
Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization
and isolation functionalities for the container.
This configuration file if present will be used even if there is
already a configuration file present in the previously created
container (via lxc-create).
--version
Show the version number.
SEE ALSO
lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc- stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)
HISTORY
Written originally as a shell script by Daniel Lezcano and Serge Hallyn. Later reimplemented and extended in Python by Stphane Graber and then reimplemented and extended in C by Christian Brauner.
AUTHOR
Christian Brauner <[email protected]>, Stphane Graber <[email protected]> 2017-01-04 lxc-ls(1)
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