singularity(1) singularity(1)

singularity-instance-list - List all running and named Singularity instances

singularity instance list [list options...] []

The instance list command allows you to view the Singularity container
instances that are currently running in the background.

-h, --help[=false] help for list

-j, --json[=false] print structured json instead of list

-l, --logs[=false] display location of stdout and sterr log files for instances

-u, --user="" if running as root, list instances from ""


$ singularity instance list
INSTANCE NAME PID IMAGE
test 11963 /home/mibauer/singularity/sinstance/test.sif
test2 11964 /home/mibauer/singularity/sinstance/test.sif
lolcow 11965 /home/mibauer/singularity/sinstance/lolcow.sif
$ singularity instance list 'test*'
INSTANCE NAME PID IMAGE
test 11963 /home/mibauer/singularity/sinstance/test.sif
test2 11964 /home/mibauer/singularity/sinstance/test.sif
$ sudo singularity instance list -u mibauer
INSTANCE NAME PID IMAGE
test 11963 /home/mibauer/singularity/sinstance/test.sif
test2 16219 /home/mibauer/singularity/sinstance/test.sif

singularity-instance(1)

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