containers-storage-create-container 1 August 2016

NAME
containers-storage-create-container - Create a container

SYNOPSIS
containers-storage create-container [options...] imageNameOrID

DESCRIPTION
Creates a container, using the specified image as the starting point for its root filesystem.

OPTIONS
-n | --name name

Sets an optional name for the container. If a name is already in use, an error is returned.

-i | --id ID

Sets the ID for the container. If none is specified, one is generated.

-m | --metadata metadata-value

Sets the metadata for the container to the specified value.

-f | --metadata-file metadata-file

Sets the metadata for the container to the contents of the specified file.

EXAMPLE
    containers-storage create-container -f manifest.json -n new-container goodimage

SEE ALSO
containers-storage-create-image(1) containers-storage-create-layer(1) containers-storage-delete-container(1)