NAME

       lxc-ls - list the containers existing on the system

SYNOPSIS

       lxc-ls [-1] [--active] [--frozen] [--running] [--stopped] [--defined] [-f] [-F format] [-g groups]
              [--nesting=NUM] [--filter=regex]

DESCRIPTION

       lxc-ls list the containers existing on the system.

OPTIONS

       -1     Show one entry per line. (default when /dev/stdout isn't a tty)

       --active
              List only active containers (same as --frozen --running).

       --frozen
              List only frozen containers.

       --running
              List only running containers.

       --stopped
              List only stopped containers.

       --defined
              List only defined containers.

       -f,--fancy
              Use a fancy, column-based output.

       -F,--fancy-format format
              Comma  separated  list  of  columns to show in the fancy output.  The list of accepted and default
              fields is listed in --help.

       -g,--groups groups
              Comma separated list of groups the container must have to be  displayed.   The  parameter  may  be
              passed multiple times.

       --nesting=NUM
              Show  nested  containers.  The  number of nesting levels to be shown can be specified by passing a
              number as argument.

       --filter=regex
              The regular expression passed to lxc-ls will be applied to the container name.  The  format  is  a
              POSIX  extended regular expression. It can also be given as additional argument without explicitly
              using --filter.

EXAMPLES

       lxc-ls --fancy
              list all the containers, listing one per line along with its name, state, ipv4 and ipv6 addresses.

       lxc-ls --active -1
              list active containers and display the list in one column.

COMMON OPTIONS

       These options are common to most of lxc commands.

       -?, -h, --help
              Print a longer usage message than normal.

       --usage
              Give the usage message

       -q, --quiet
              mute on

       -P, --lxcpath=PATH
              Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.

       -o, --logfile=FILE
              Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.

       -l, --logpriority=LEVEL
              Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is ERROR. Possible values are : FATAL,  ALERT,
              CRIT, WARN, ERROR, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE.

              Note  that  this option is setting the priority of the events log in the alternate log file. It do
              not have effect on the ERROR events log on stderr.

       -n, --name=NAME
              Use container identifier NAME.  The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.

       --rcfile=FILE
              Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization and isolation  functionalities  for
              the container.

              This  configuration  file  if  present  will be used even if there is already a configuration file
              present in the previously created container (via lxc-create).

       --version
              Show the version number.

SEE ALSO

       lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1),  lxc-execute(1),  lxc-con‐
       sole(1),  lxc-monitor(1),  lxc-wait(1),  lxc-cgroup(1),  lxc-ls(1),  lxc-info(1),  lxc-freeze(1), lxc-un‐
       freeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)

HISTORY

       Written originally as a shell script by Daniel Lezcano and Serge Hallyn.  Later reimplemented and extend‐
       ed in Python by Stéphane Graber and then reimplemented and extended in C by Christian Brauner.

AUTHOR

       Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@mailbox.org>, Stéphane Graber <stgraber@ubuntu.com>

                                                   2025-05-10                                          lxc-ls(1)