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containers-storage create-container - Create a container

containers-storage create-container [options...] imageNameOrID

Creates a container, using the specified image as the starting point for its root filesystem.

-n | --name name

Sets an optional name for the container. If a name is already in use, an error is returned.

-i | --id ID

Sets the ID for the container. If none is specified, one is generated.

-m | --metadata metadata-value

Sets the metadata for the container to the specified value.

-f | --metadata-file metadata-file

Sets the metadata for the container to the contents of the specified file.

containers-storage create-container -f manifest.json -n new-container goodimage

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