podman-inspect(1)

NAME

podman-inspect - Display a container, image, volume, network, or pod's configuration

SYNOPSIS

podman inspect [options] name [...]

DESCRIPTION

This displays the low-level information on containers and images identified by name or ID. By default, this will render all results in a JSON array. If the inspect type is all, the order of inspection is: containers, images, volumes, network, pods.
 So, if a container has the same name as an image, then the container JSON will be returned, and so on.
 If a format is specified, the given template will be executed for each result.

For more inspection options, see also podman-container-inspect(1), podman-image-inspect(1), podman-network-inspect(1), podman-pod-inspect(1), and podman-volume-inspect(1).

OPTIONS

  --type, -t=type

Return JSON for the specified type. Type can be 'container', 'image', 'volume', 'network', 'pod', or 'all' (default: all) (Only meaningful when invoked as podman inspect)

  --format, -f=format

Format the output using the given Go template. The keys of the returned JSON can be used as the values for the --format flag (see examples below).

  --latest, -l

Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods.

This option can be used to inspect the latest pod created when used with --type pod. (This option is not available with the remote Podman client, including Mac and Windows (excluding WSL2) machines, or when invoked as podman image inspect.)

  --size, -s

In addition to normal output, display the total file size if the type is a container.

EXAMPLE

    # podman inspect fedora
    [
        {
            "Id": "f0858ad3febdf45bb2e5501cb459affffacef081f79eaa436085c3b6d9bd46ca",
            "Digest": "sha256:d4f7df6b691d61af6cee7328f82f1d8afdef63bc38f58516858ae3045083924a",
            "RepoTags": [
                "docker.io/library/fedora:latest"
            ],
            "RepoDigests": [
                "docker.io/library/fedora@sha256:8fa60b88e2a7eac8460b9c0104b877f1aa0cea7fbc03c701b7e545dacccfb433",
                "docker.io/library/fedora@sha256:d4f7df6b691d61af6cee7328f82f1d8afdef63bc38f58516858ae3045083924a"
            ],
            "Parent": "",
            "Comment": "",
            "Created": "2019-10-29T03:23:37.695123423Z",
            "Config": {
                "Env": [
                    "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin",
                    "DISTTAG=f31-updates-candidatecontainer",
                    "FGC=f31-updates-candidate",
                    "FBR=f31-updates-candidate"
                ],
                "Cmd": [
                    "/bin/bash"
                ],
                "Labels": {
                    "maintainer": "Clement Verna \u003ccverna@fedoraproject.org\u003e"
                }
            },
            "Version": "18.06.1-ce",
            "Author": "",
            "Architecture": "amd64",
            "Os": "linux",
            "Size": 201096840,
            "VirtualSize": 201096840,
            "GraphDriver": {
                "Name": "overlay",
                "Data": {
                    "UpperDir": "/home/user/.local/share/containers/storage/overlay/2ae3cee18c8ef9e0d448649747dab81c4f1ca2714a8c4550eff49574cab262c9/diff",
                    "WorkDir": "/home/user/.local/share/containers/storage/overlay/2ae3cee18c8ef9e0d448649747dab81c4f1ca2714a8c4550eff49574cab262c9/work"
                }
            },
            "RootFS": {
                "Type": "layers",
                "Layers": [
                    "sha256:2ae3cee18c8ef9e0d448649747dab81c4f1ca2714a8c4550eff49574cab262c9"
                ]
            },
            "Labels": {
                "maintainer": "Clement Verna \u003ccverna@fedoraproject.org\u003e"
            },
            "Annotations": {},
            "ManifestType": "application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json",
            "User": "",
            "History": [
                {
                    "created": "2019-01-16T21:21:55.569693599Z",
                    "created_by": "/bin/sh -c #(nop)  LABEL maintainer=Clement Verna \u003ccverna@fedoraproject.org\u003e",
                    "empty_layer": true
                },
                {
                    "created": "2019-09-27T21:21:07.784469821Z",
                    "created_by": "/bin/sh -c #(nop)  ENV DISTTAG=f31-updates-candidatecontainer FGC=f31-updates-candidate FBR=f31-updates-candidate",
                    "empty_layer": true
                },
                {
                    "created": "2019-10-29T03:23:37.355187998Z",
                    "created_by": "/bin/sh -c #(nop) ADD file:298f828afc880ccde9205fc4418435d5e696ad165e283f0530d0b1a74326d6dc in / "
                },
                {
                    "created": "2019-10-29T03:23:37.695123423Z",
                    "created_by": "/bin/sh -c #(nop)  CMD [\"/bin/bash\"]",
                    "empty_layer": true
                }
            ],
            "NamesHistory": []
        }
    ]

    # podman inspect a04 --format "{{.ImageName}}"
    fedora

    # podman inspect a04 --format "{{.GraphDriver.Name}}"
    overlay

    # podman image inspect --format "size: {{.Size}}" alpine
    size:   4405240

    podman container inspect --latest --format {{.EffectiveCaps}}
    [CAP_CHOWN CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE CAP_FSETID CAP_FOWNER CAP_MKNOD CAP_NET_RAW CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SETFCAP CAP_SETPCAP CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_KILL CAP_AUDIT_WRITE]

    # podman inspect myPod --type pod --format "{{.Name}}"
    myPod

    # podman inspect myVolume --type volume --format "{{.Name}}"
    myVolume

    # podman inspect nyNetwork --type network --format "{{.name}}"
    myNetwork

SEE ALSO

podman(1), podman-container-inspect(1), podman-image-inspect(1), podman-network-inspect(1), podman-pod-inspect(1), podman-volume-inspect(1)

HISTORY

July 2017, Originally compiled by Dan Walsh dwalsh@redhat.com ⟨mailto:dwalsh@redhat.com⟩