.nh .SH containers\-storage\-create\-container 1 "August 2016" .SH NAME .PP containers\-storage create\-container \- Create a container .SH SYNOPSIS .PP \fBcontainers\-storage\fP \fBcreate\-container\fP [\fIoptions\fP\&...] \fIimageNameOrID\fP .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Creates a container, using the specified image as the starting point for its root filesystem. .SH OPTIONS .PP \fB\-n | \-\-name\fP \fIname\fP .PP Sets an optional name for the container. If a name is already in use, an error is returned. .PP \fB\-i | \-\-id\fP \fIID\fP .PP Sets the ID for the container. If none is specified, one is generated. .PP \fB\-m | \-\-metadata\fP \fImetadata\-value\fP .PP Sets the metadata for the container to the specified value. .PP \fB\-f | \-\-metadata\-file\fP \fImetadata\-file\fP .PP Sets the metadata for the container to the contents of the specified file. .SH EXAMPLE .PP \fBcontainers\-storage create\-container \-f manifest.json \-n new\-container goodimage\fP .SH SEE ALSO .PP containers\-storage\-create\-image(1) containers\-storage\-create\-layer(1) containers\-storage\-delete\-container(1)