lxc-ls(1)

NAME
lxc-ls - list the containers existing on the system

SYNOPSIS
lxc-ls
[-1] [--active] [--frozen] [--running] [--stopped] [--defined] [-f] [-F format] [-g groups] [--nesting=NUM] [--filter=regex]

DESCRIPTION
lxc-ls list the containers existing on the system.

OPTIONS

\FC-1\F[]
    Show one entry per line. (default when /dev/stdout isn't a tty)

\FC--active\F[]
    List only active containers (same as --frozen --running).

\FC--frozen\F[]
    List only frozen containers.

\FC--running\F[]
    List only running containers.

\FC--stopped\F[]
    List only stopped containers.

\FC--defined\F[]
    List only defined containers.

\FC-f,--fancy\F[]
    Use a fancy, column-based output.

\FC-F,--fancy-format \F[]format
    Comma separated list of columns to show in the fancy output. The list of accepted and default fields is listed in --help.

\FC-g,--groups \F[]groups
    Comma separated list of groups the container must have to be displayed. The parameter may be passed multiple times.

\FC--nesting=\F[]NUM
    Show nested containers. The number of nesting levels to be shown can be specified by passing a number as argument.

\FC--filter=\F[]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 \FC--filter\F[].

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.

\FC-?, -h, --help\F[]
    Print a longer usage message than normal.

\FC--usage\F[]
    Give the usage message

\FC-q, --quiet\F[]
    mute on

\FC-P, --lxcpath=\F[]PATH
    Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.

\FC-o, --logfile=\F[]FILE
    Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.

\FC-l, --logpriority=\F[]LEVEL
    Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is \FCERROR\F[]. Possible values are : \FCFATAL\F[], \FCALERT\F[], \FCCRIT\F[], \FCWARN\F[], \FCERROR\F[], \FCNOTICE\F[], \FCINFO\F[], \FCDEBUG\F[], \FCTRACE\F[]. 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.

\FC-n, --name=\F[]NAME
    Use container identifier NAME. The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.

\FC--rcfile=\F[]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).

\FC--version\F[]
    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 Stéphane Graber and then reimplemented and extended in C by Christian Brauner.