5.15. Removing containers

Procedure

1. List all containers, running or stopped:

   $ podman ps -a
   CONTAINER ID IMAGE         COMMAND    CREATED    STATUS                PORTS NAMES     IS INFRA
   d65aecc325a4 ubi10/ubi      /bin/bash  3 secs ago Exited (0) 5 secs ago peaceful_hopper false
   74b1da000a11 rhel10/support-tools usr/bin/bash 2 mins ago Up About a minute     musing_brown    false

2. Remove the containers:

   • To remove the peaceful_hopper container:

     $ podman rm peaceful_hopper

     Notice that the peaceful_hopper container was in Exited status, which means it was stopped and it can be removed immediately.

   • To remove the musing_brown container, first stop the container and then remove it:

     $ podman stop musing_brown
     $ podman rm musing_brown

   • To remove multiple containers:

     $ podman rm clever_yonath furious_shockley

   • To remove all containers from your local system:

     $ podman rm -a