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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 returns an exit code
of \fB0\fR when the pod is found.  A \fB1\fR is returned otherwise. An exit code of \fB125\fR indicates there
was an issue accessing the local storage.

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

.EX
$ sudo podman pod exists web
$ echo $?
0
$
.EE

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

.EX
$ sudo podman pod exists backend
$ echo $?
1
$
.EE

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

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