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podman: Remove a stopped container.

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$ podman rm ${container_name}

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The command podman rm ${container_name} is used to remove a specific container from the local system using the Podman container management tool. Here's the breakdown of the command:

podman: It is the command-line tool used for managing containers in Podman, an open-source container engine for running and managing OCI containers.
rm: It is a subcommand of Podman used to remove one or more containers.
${container_name}: It is a variable or placeholder that should be replaced with the name or ID of the container you want to remove. The ${} notation is commonly used in shells like Bash to refer to a variable.

When executing the command, Podman will search for a container with the specified name or ID and remove it from the system, including all associated resources such as volumes, networks, and containers.

Note: It's important to mention that removing a container is an irreversible action, and all data and changes made inside the container will be lost.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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