github.com/georgethebeatle/containerd@v0.2.5/docs/cli.md (about)

     1  # Client CLI
     2  
     3  There is a default cli named `ctr` based on the GRPC api.
     4  This cli will allow you to create and manage containers run with containerd.
     5  
     6  ```
     7  $ ctr -h
     8  NAME:
     9     ctr - High performance container daemon cli
    10  
    11  USAGE:
    12     ctr [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
    13  
    14  VERSION:
    15     0.1.0 commit: 54c213e8a719d734001beb2cb8f130c84cc3bd20
    16  
    17  COMMANDS:
    18     checkpoints  list all checkpoints
    19     containers   interact with running containers
    20     events       receive events from the containerd daemon
    21     state        get a raw dump of the containerd state
    22     help, h      Shows a list of commands or help for one command
    23  
    24  GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    25     --debug                                      enable debug output in the logs
    26     --address "/run/containerd/containerd.sock"  address of GRPC API
    27     --help, -h                                   show help
    28     --version, -v                                print the version
    29  ```
    30  
    31  ## Starting a container
    32  
    33  ```
    34  $ ctr containers start -h
    35  NAME:
    36     ctr containers start - start a container
    37  
    38  USAGE:
    39     ctr containers start [command options] [arguments...]
    40  
    41  OPTIONS:
    42     --checkpoint, -c                             checkpoint to start the container from
    43     --attach, -a                                 connect to the stdio of the container
    44     --label, -l [--label option --label option]  set labels for the container
    45  ```
    46  
    47  ```bash
    48  $ sudo ctr containers start redis /containers/redis
    49  ```
    50  
    51  `/containers/redis` is the path to an OCI bundle. [See the bundle docs for more information.](bundle.md)
    52  
    53  ## Listing containers
    54  
    55  ```bash
    56  $ sudo ctr containers
    57  ID                  PATH                STATUS              PROCESSES
    58  1                   /containers/redis   running             14063
    59  19                  /containers/redis   running             14100
    60  14                  /containers/redis   running             14117
    61  4                   /containers/redis   running             14030
    62  16                  /containers/redis   running             14061
    63  3                   /containers/redis   running             14024
    64  12                  /containers/redis   running             14097
    65  10                  /containers/redis   running             14131
    66  18                  /containers/redis   running             13977
    67  13                  /containers/redis   running             13979
    68  15                  /containers/redis   running             13998
    69  5                   /containers/redis   running             14021
    70  9                   /containers/redis   running             14075
    71  6                   /containers/redis   running             14107
    72  2                   /containers/redis   running             14135
    73  11                  /containers/redis   running             13978
    74  17                  /containers/redis   running             13989
    75  8                   /containers/redis   running             14053
    76  7                   /containers/redis   running             14022
    77  0                   /containers/redis   running             14006
    78  ```
    79  
    80  ## Kill a container's process
    81  
    82  ```
    83  $ ctr containers kill -h
    84  NAME:
    85     ctr containers kill - send a signal to a container or its processes
    86  
    87  USAGE:
    88     ctr containers kill [command options] [arguments...]
    89  
    90  OPTIONS:
    91     --pid, -p "init"     pid of the process to signal within the container
    92     --signal, -s "15"    signal to send to the container
    93  ```
    94  
    95  ## Exec another process into a container
    96  
    97  ```
    98  $ ctr containers exec -h
    99  NAME:
   100     ctr containers exec - exec another process in an existing container
   101  
   102  USAGE:
   103     ctr containers exec [command options] [arguments...]
   104  
   105  OPTIONS:
   106     --id                                         container id to add the process to
   107     --pid                                        process id for the new process
   108     --attach, -a                                 connect to the stdio of the container
   109     --cwd                                        current working directory for the process
   110     --tty, -t                                    create a terminal for the process
   111     --env, -e [--env option --env option]        environment variables for the process
   112     --uid, -u "0"                                user id of the user for the process
   113     --gid, -g "0"                                group id of the user for the process
   114  ```
   115  
   116  ## Stats for a container
   117  
   118  ```
   119  $ ctr containers stats -h
   120  NAME:
   121     ctr containers stats - get stats for running container
   122  
   123  USAGE:
   124     ctr containers stats [arguments...]
   125  ```
   126  
   127  ## List checkpoints
   128  
   129  ```
   130  $ sudo ctr checkpoints redis
   131  NAME                TCP                 UNIX SOCKETS        SHELL
   132  test                false               false               false
   133  test2               false               false               false
   134  ```
   135  
   136  ## Create a new checkpoint
   137  
   138  ```
   139  $ ctr checkpoints create -h
   140  NAME:
   141     ctr checkpoints create - create a new checkpoint for the container
   142  
   143  USAGE:
   144     ctr checkpoints create [command options] [arguments...]
   145  
   146  OPTIONS:
   147     --tcp                persist open tcp connections
   148     --unix-sockets       perist unix sockets
   149     --exit               exit the container after the checkpoint completes successfully
   150     --shell              checkpoint shell jobs
   151  ```
   152  
   153  ## Get events
   154  
   155  ```
   156  $ sudo ctr events
   157  TYPE                ID                  PID                 STATUS
   158  exit                redis               24761               0
   159  ```