+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>bind</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>PATH</replaceable> [<replaceable>PATH</replaceable>]</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Bind mounts a
+ directory from the host into the
+ specified container. The first
+ directory argument is the source
+ directory on the host, the second
+ directory argument the source
+ directory on the host. When the latter
+ is omitted the destination path in the
+ container is the same as the source
+ path on the host. When combined with
+ the <option>--read-only</option>
+ switch a ready-only bind mount is
+ created. When combined with the
+ <option>--mkdir</option> switch the
+ destination path is first created
+ before the mount is applied. Note that
+ this option is currently only
+ supported for
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-nspawn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ containers.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>copy-to</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>PATH</replaceable> [<replaceable>PATH</replaceable>]</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Copies files or
+ directories from the host system into
+ a running container. Takes a container
+ name, followed by the source path on
+ the host and the destination path in
+ the container. If the destination path
+ is omitted the same as the source path
+ is used.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>copy-from</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>PATH</replaceable> [<replaceable>PATH</replaceable>]</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Copies files or
+ directories from a container into the
+ host system. Takes a container name,
+ followed by the source path in the
+ container the destination path on the
+ host. If the destination path is
+ omitted the same as the source path is
+ used.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist></refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2><title>Image Commands</title><variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>list-images</command></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show a list of locally
+ installed container and VM
+ images. This enumerates all raw disk
+ images and container directories and
+ subvolumes in
+ <filename>/var/lib/container/</filename>. Use
+ <command>start</command> (see above)
+ to run a container off one of the
+ listed images. Note that by default
+ containers whose name begins with a
+ dot (<literal>.</literal>) are not
+ shown. To show these too, specify
+ <option>--all</option>. Note that a
+ special image <literal>.host</literal>
+ always implicitly exists and refers to
+ the image the host itself is booted
+ from.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>image-status</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show terse status
+ information about one or more
+ container or VM images. This function
+ is intended to generate human-readable
+ output. Use
+ <command>show-image</command> (see
+ below) to generate computer-parsable
+ output instead.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>show-image</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Show properties of one
+ or more registered virtual machine or
+ container images, or the manager
+ itself. If no argument is specified,
+ properties of the manager will be
+ shown. If an NAME is specified,
+ properties of this virtual machine or
+ container image are shown. By default,
+ empty properties are suppressed. Use
+ <option>--all</option> to show those
+ too. To select specific properties to
+ show, use
+ <option>--property=</option>. This
+ command is intended to be used
+ whenever computer-parsable output is
+ required. Use
+ <command>image-status</command> if you
+ are looking for formatted
+ human-readable
+ output.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>clone</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Clones a container or
+ disk image. The arguments specify the
+ name of the image to clone and the
+ name of the newly cloned image. Note
+ that plain directory container images
+ are cloned into subvolume images with
+ this command. Note that cloning a
+ container or VM image is optimized for
+ btrfs file systems, and might not be
+ efficient on others, due to file
+ system limitations.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>rename</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Renames a container or
+ disk image. The arguments specify the
+ name of the image to rename and the
+ new name of the
+ image.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>read-only</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> [<replaceable>BOOL</replaceable>]</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Marks or (unmarks) a
+ container or disk image
+ read-only. Takes a VM or container
+ image name, followed by a boolean as
+ arguments. If the boolean is omitted,
+ positive is implied, i.e. the image is
+ marked read-only.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>remove</command> <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Removes one or more
+ container or disk images. The special
+ image <literal>.host</literal>, which
+ refers to the host's own directory
+ tree may not be
+ removed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ </variablelist></refsect2>