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<docinfo><date>@LXC_GENERATE_DATE@</date></docinfo>

<refmeta>

<refentrytitle>lxc-create</refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

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<refnamediv>

<refname>lxc-create</refname>

<refpurpose>

creates a container

</refpurpose>

</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>

<cmdsynopsis>

<command>lxc-create <replaceable>-n name</replaceable>

<optional>-f config_file</optional></command>

</cmdsynopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>

<title>Description</title>

<para>

<command>lxc-create</command> creates a system object where is

stored the configuration informations and where will be stored

runtime information. The

identifier <replaceable>name</replaceable> is used to

specify the container to be used with the different lxc

commands.

</para>

<para>

This object is the definition of the different resources an

application can use or can see. The more the configuration file

contains informations, the more the container is isolated and

the more the application is jailed.

</para>

<para>

If the configuration file <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>

is not specified, the container will be created with the default

isolation: processes, sysv ipc and mount points.

</para>

</refsect1>

<refsect1>

<title>Options</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

<term>

<option>-n <replaceable>name</replaceable></option>

</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Specify the container name to be created.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>

<option>-f <replaceable>config_file</replaceable></option>

</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization

and isolation functionalities for the container.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect1>

<refsect1>

<title>Diagnostic</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

<term>The container already exists</term>

<listitem>

<para>

As the message mention it, you try to create a container

but there is a container with the same name. You can use

the <command>lxc-ls -l</command> command to list the

available containers on the system.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect1>

<refsect1>

<title>See Also</title>

<simpara>

<citerefentry>

<refentrytitle><command>lxc-destroy</command></refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

</citerefentry>,

<citerefentry>

<refentrytitle><command>lxc-execute</command></refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

</citerefentry>,

<citerefentry>

<refentrytitle><command>lxc.conf</command></refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>

</citerefentry>

</simpara>

</refsect1>

<refsect1>

<title>Author</title>

<para>Daniel Lezcano <email>daniel.lezcano@free.fr</email></para>

</refsect1>

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