pct-list
TLDR
List all containers
$ pct list
Show container status$ pct status [VMID]
Show container config$ pct config [VMID]
SYNOPSIS
pct list [options]
DESCRIPTION
pct list displays all LXC containers on a Proxmox VE host. It shows container ID, status, lock state, and name.
Part of the Proxmox container management toolkit.
EXAMPLE OUTPUT
$ VMID Status Lock Name
100 running webserver
101 stopped database
102 running mailserver
100 running webserver
101 stopped database
102 running mailserver
RELATED COMMANDS
$ # List containers
pct list
# Get status
pct status 100
# Show config
pct config 100
# Start container
pct start 100
# Stop container
pct stop 100
pct list
# Get status
pct status 100
# Show config
pct config 100
# Start container
pct start 100
# Stop container
pct stop 100
CAVEATS
Shows local node only. Use pvesh for cluster-wide listing. Requires Proxmox VE.
HISTORY
The pct command suite is part of Proxmox VE, providing comprehensive LXC container management since Proxmox adopted LXC.
SEE ALSO
pct(1), pct-enter(1), pct-restore(1), lxc-ls(1)
