lxc

Manage Linux containers using the lxd REST API.

Any container names or patterns can be prefixed with the name of a remote server.

• List local containers matching a string. Omit the string to list all local containers:

lxc list {match_string}

• List images matching a string. Omit the string to list all images:

lxc image list [{remote}:]{match_string}

• Create a new container from an image:

lxc init [{remote}:]{image} {container}

• Start a container:

lxc start [{remote}:]{container}

• Stop a container:

lxc stop [{remote}:]{container}

• Show detailed info about a container:

lxc info [{remote}:]{container}

• Take a snapshot of a container:

lxc snapshot [{remote}:]{container} {snapshot}

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