lxc-info(1)

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version 7.0.0 · 18 versions
, in alpine 3.24

💅 lxc-info(1) — the manual page, but make it group chat

ok so bestie, welcome to lxc-info, your new fave little detective for containers ✨ The manual name is literally right there in the title (lxc-info(1)) — cute, we love a self-referential queen 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

lxc-info — query information about a container 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

lxc-info {-n name} [-c KEY] [-s] [-p] [-i] [-S] [-H]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so here's the vibe: lxc-info queries and shows information about a container. That's it, that's the whole job, and honestly? She ate. 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -c, --config KEY — prints a configuration key from the container. Lowkey obsessed with this one: you can give this option multiple times to print out multiple key = value pairs, so go off, stack them 🫶
  • -s, --state — just print the container's state. nothing else, just the state, keep it brief bestie 🤫
  • -p, --pid — just print the container's pid. the main character's process ID, iconic 🔥
  • -i, --ips — just print the container's IP addresses. all of them, address reveal era 🌈
  • -S, --stats — just print the container's statistics. BUT — heads up, bestie, this is the fine-print moment 🚨 for performance reasons the kernel does not account kernel memory use unless a kernel memory limit is set. If a limit is not set, lxc-info will display kernel memory use as 0. So if you're squinting at a big fat zero, that's why, no cap. A limit can be set by specifying
lxc.cgroup.memory.kmem.limit_in_bytes = number

in your container configuration file, see lxc.conf(5). slay 💜

  • -H, --no-humanize — print the container's statistics in raw, non-humanized form. the default is to print statistics in humanized form. so like, -H is the "give me the actual numbers, no vibes" flag 😌

🌟 COMMON OPTIONS 🌟

these options are common to most of lxc commands, iykyk 💫

  • -?, -h, --help — print a longer usage message than normal. the deluxe edition 📖
  • --usage — give the usage message. short and sweet ✨
  • -q, --quiet — mute on 🔇
  • -P, --lxcpath=PATH — use an alternate container path. the default is /var/lib/lxc. path relocation, we love to see it 🎀
  • -o, --logfile=FILE — output to an alternate log FILE. the default is no log 🫥
  • -l, --logpriority=LEVEL — set log priority to LEVEL. the default log priority is ERROR. Possible values are: FATAL, ALERT, CRIT, WARN, ERROR, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE.
ngl, read this part twice bestie 👀 — this option is setting the priority of the events log in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR events log on stderr. so don't come for me when stderr is still yelling 😭
  • -n, --name=NAME — use container identifier NAME. the container identifier format is an alphanumeric string 🔤
  • --rcfile=FILE — specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization and isolation functionalities for the container.
important: this configuration file, if present, will be used even if there is already a configuration file present in the previously created container (via lxc-create). she overrides, periodt 💅
  • --version — show the version number. say hi to the version 🖐️

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

  • lxc-info -n foo Show information for foo. the classic, the starter pack 🍓
  • lxc-info -n 'ubuntu.*' Show information for all containers whose name starts with ubuntu. yes the wildcard, yes it's giving main character energy 👑
  • lxc-info -n foo -c lxc.net.0.veth.pair prints the veth pair name of foo. look at her, getting all specific 🔍

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)

okay that's the whole page bestie, go forth and query some containers 💖✨🎀🦋

this little masterpiece is from the lxc-info(1) fam, dated 2026-05-01 — take care of her, she's iconic 👑💅

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