podman-volume-create(1)

NAME

podman-volume-create - Create a new volume

SYNOPSIS

podman volume create [options]

DESCRIPTION

Creates an empty volume and prepares it to be used by containers. The volume can be created with a specific name, if a name is not given a random name is generated. You can add metadata to the volume by using the --label flag and driver options can be set using the --opt flag.

OPTIONS

--driver=driver

Specify the volume driver name (default local).

--help

Print usage statement

-l, -label=label

Set metadata for a volume (e.g., --label mykey=value).

-o, --opt=option

Set driver specific options.

EXAMPLES

    $ podman volume create myvol
    $ podman volume create
    $ podman volume create --label foo=bar myvol

SEE ALSO

podman-volume(1)

HISTORY

November 2018, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani ⟨umohnani@redhat.com⟩