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## oci-storage-create-container 1 "August 2016"
## NAME
oci-storage create-container - Create a container
## SYNOPSIS
**oci-storage** **create-container** [*options*...] *imageNameOrID*
## DESCRIPTION
Creates a container, using the specified image as the starting point for its
root filesystem.
## OPTIONS
**-n | --name** *name*
Sets an optional name for the container. If a name is already in use, an error
is returned.
**-i | --id** *ID*
Sets the ID for the container. If none is specified, one is generated.
**-m | --metadata** *metadata-value*
Sets the metadata for the container to the specified value.
**-f | --metadata-file** *metadata-file*
Sets the metadata for the container to the contents of the specified file.
## EXAMPLE
**oci-storage create-container -f manifest.json -n new-container goodimage**
## SEE ALSO
oci-storage-create-image(1)
oci-storage-create-layer(1)
oci-storage-delete-container(1)