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diff --git a/list.go b/list.go
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index 0313d8cc..328798b5 100644
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--- a/list.go
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+++ b/list.go
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var listCommand = cli.Command{
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 	ArgsUsage: `
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 Where the given root is specified via the global option "--root"
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-(default: "/run/runc").
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+(default: "/run/runc-ctrs").
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 EXAMPLE 1:
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 To list containers created via the default "--root":
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diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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index 278399a5..0f49fce1 100644
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--- a/main.go
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+++ b/main.go
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@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
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 	v = append(v, fmt.Sprintf("spec: %s", specs.Version))
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 	app.Version = strings.Join(v, "\n")
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-	root := "/run/runc"
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+	root := "/run/runc-ctrs"
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 	rootless, err := isRootless(nil)
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 	if err != nil {
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 		fatal(err)
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@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func main() {
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 	if rootless {
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 		runtimeDir := os.Getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
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 		if runtimeDir != "" {
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-			root = runtimeDir + "/runc"
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+			root = runtimeDir + "/runc-ctrs"
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 			// According to the XDG specification, we need to set anything in
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 			// XDG_RUNTIME_DIR to have a sticky bit if we don't want it to get
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 			// auto-pruned.
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diff --git a/man/runc-list.8.md b/man/runc-list.8.md
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index f7374244..107220ee 100644
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--- a/man/runc-list.8.md
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+++ b/man/runc-list.8.md
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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 # EXAMPLE
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 Where the given root is specified via the global option "--root"
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-(default: "/run/runc").
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+(default: "/run/runc-ctrs").
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        # runc list
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diff --git a/man/runc.8.md b/man/runc.8.md
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index 6d0ddff6..337bc733 100644
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--- a/man/runc.8.md
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+++ b/man/runc.8.md
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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ value for "bundle" is the current directory.
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    --debug              enable debug output for logging
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    --log value          set the log file path where internal debug information is written (default: "/dev/null")
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    --log-format value   set the format used by logs ('text' (default), or 'json') (default: "text")
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-   --root value         root directory for storage of container state (this should be located in tmpfs) (default: "/run/runc" or $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/runc for rootless containers)
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+   --root value         root directory for storage of container state (this should be located in tmpfs) (default: "/run/runc-ctrs" or $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/runc-ctrs for rootless containers)
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    --criu value         path to the criu binary used for checkpoint and restore (default: "criu")
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    --systemd-cgroup     enable systemd cgroup support, expects cgroupsPath to be of form "slice:prefix:name" for e.g. "system.slice:runc:434234"
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    --rootless value    enable rootless mode ('true', 'false', or 'auto') (default: "auto")