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lxc — Manage Linux containers using the lxd REST API. Any container names or patterns can be prefixed with

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Problem

How to use the lxc command: 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>.

Solution

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}}

Code Snippets

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}}

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