% podman-container-prune(1)

## NAME
podman-container-prune - Remove all stopped containers from local storage

## SYNOPSIS
**podman container prune** [*options*]

## DESCRIPTION
**podman container prune** removes all stopped containers from local storage.

## OPTIONS

#### **--filter**=*filters*

Provide filter values.

#### **--force**, **-f**

Do not provide an interactive prompt for container removal.

**-h**, **--help**

Print usage statement

## EXAMPLES

Remove all stopped containers from local storage
```
$ sudo podman container prune
WARNING! This will remove all stopped containers.
Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
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37664467fbe3618bf9479c34393ac29c02696675addf1750f9e346581636cde7
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```

Remove all stopped containers from local storage without confirmation.
```
$ sudo podman container prune -f
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37664467fbe3618bf9479c34393ac29c02696675addf1750f9e346581636cde7
ed0c6468b8e1cb641b4621d1fe30cb477e1fefc5c0bceb66feaf2f7cb50e5962
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```

Remove all stopped containers from local storage created within last 10 minutes
```
$ sudo podman container prune --filter until="10m"
WARNING! This will remove all stopped containers.
Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
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```

## SEE ALSO
podman(1), podman-ps

## HISTORY
December 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot com)
