apptainer
Manage containers for HPC and scientific computing. Some subcommands such as `build`, `pull`, and `push` have their own usage documentation.
More info →Subcommands (17)
Build Apptainer container images.
Manage the local Apptainer cache.
Manage Linux capabilities for users and groups.
Manage various Apptainer configurations.
Delete container images from a remote library.
Execute a command within an Apptainer container. See also: `apptainer run`, `apptainer shell`.
Display metadata of Apptainer container images.
Manage EXT3 writable overlay images for Apptainer containers.
Pull container images from remote sources. See also: `apptainer-push`.
Push container images to remote registries. See also: `apptainer-pull`.
Manage authentication to OCI/Docker registries. See also: `apptainer pull`, `apptainer push`.
Run the default runscript of an Apptainer container. The runscript is defined in the `%runscript` section of the container's definition file. See also: `apptainer exec`, `apptainer shell`.
Search a Container Library for container images.
Start an interactive shell within an Apptainer container. See also: `apptainer exec`, `apptainer run`.
Add digital signatures to a SIF container image. See also: `apptainer-verify`.
Run the testscript defined in an Apptainer container image. The testscript is defined in the `%test` section of the container's definition file.
Verify digital signatures of SIF container images. See also: `apptainer-sign`.
Options (1)
-h, --helpbooleanDisplay help
apptainer {{[-h|--help]}}Examples (8)
Download a container from Docker Hub
apptainer pull path/to/image.sif docker://image:tagDownload a container from the Container Library
apptainer pull path/to/image.sif library://user/collection/container:tagBuild a container from a definition file
apptainer build path/to/image.sif path/to/definition.defStart an interactive shell inside a container
apptainer shell path/to/image.sifExecute a command inside a container
apptainer exec path/to/image.sif commandRun the default runscript of a container
apptainer run path/to/image.sifInspect a container's metadata
apptainer inspect path/to/image.sifDisplay help
apptainer [-h|--help]