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.TH podman\-pod\-exists(1)
.SH NAME
.PP
podman\-pod\-exists \- Check if a pod exists in local storage

.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBpodman pod exists\fP \fIpod\fP

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBpodman pod exists\fP checks if a pod exists in local storage. The \fBID\fP or \fBName\fP
of the pod may be used as input.  Podman will return an exit code
of \fB\fC0\fR when the pod is found.  A \fB\fC1\fR will be returned otherwise. An exit code of \fB\fC125\fR indicates there
was an issue accessing the local storage.

.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
Check if a pod called \fB\fCweb\fR exists in local storage (the pod does actually exist).

.PP
.RS

.nf
$ sudo podman pod exists web
$ echo $?
0
$

.fi
.RE

.PP
Check if a pod called \fB\fCbackend\fR exists in local storage (the pod does not actually exist).

.PP
.RS

.nf
$ sudo podman pod exists backend
$ echo $?
1
$

.fi
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
podman\-pod(1), podman(1)

.SH HISTORY
.PP
December 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot com)