List containers.

Get detailed information about a container.

Start a stopped container.

Stop a running container.

Restart a container.

Send a signal to a container.

Remove a container.

Get container logs.

List processes running inside a container.

Get container resource usage statistics.

Create a new container.

Remove all stopped containers.

Returns: List of removed container IDs and reclaimed space

List images.

Get detailed information about an image.

Pull an image from a registry.

Remove an image.

Remove unused images.

Returns: List of removed image IDs and reclaimed space

List pods.

Get detailed information about a pod.

Start a pod and all its containers.

Stop a pod and all its containers.

Restart a pod and all its containers.

Remove a pod and all its containers.

Create a new pod.

List networks.

Get detailed information about a network.

List volumes.

Get detailed information about a volume.

List systemd units that manage Podman containers.

Only shows units whose ExecStart contains /usr/bin/podman. Non-container services (sshd, firewalld, etc.) are excluded.

Returns: List of Podman container service units with status

Get the status of a Podman container systemd unit.

Restart a Podman container systemd unit.

This is the correct way to bounce containers on systems where containers are managed by systemd. Using podman restart directly would conflict with systemd's process management.

Start a Podman container systemd unit.

Stop a Podman container systemd unit.

Get journal logs for a Podman container systemd unit.

Get Podman system information.

Returns: System details including version, storage, registries, and runtime

Get Podman disk usage.

Returns: Disk usage by images, containers, and volumes