Command-line tool

nerdctl

brew/nerdctl

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ContaiNERD CTL - Docker-compatible CLI for containerd

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install nerdctl

Linux

brew install nerdctl

List all containers (running and stopped)

nerdctl ps -a

Start a container from an image, with a custom name

nerdctl run --name container_name image

Start or stop an existing container

nerdctl start container_name

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