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Current runc man pages are ugly (no proper man page formatting)
and very short (mostly just a copy-paste from the "runc <command>
--help" output. They are also somewhat obsoleted as not all CLI updates
were propagated to man/*.

This commits makes the first step to solving this.

In short:
 - added some more information about some options;
 - lots of formatting fixes;
 - use references to other man pages and web pages;
 - fix SYNOPSYS (formatting, mostly);
 - removed the repeated description of <container_id> from every page;
 - added SEE ALSO;
 - something else I forgot.

Signed-off-by: Kir Kolyshkin <kolyshkin@gmail.com>
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88 changes: 67 additions & 21 deletions man/runc-checkpoint.8.md
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% runc-checkpoint "8"

# NAME
runc checkpoint - checkpoint a running container
**runc-checkpoint** - checkpoint a running container

# SYNOPSIS
runc checkpoint [command options] `<container-id>`

Where "`<container-id>`" is the name for the instance of the container to be
checkpointed.
**runc checkpoint** [_option_ ...] _container-id_

# DESCRIPTION
The checkpoint command saves the state of the container instance.
The **checkpoint** command saves the state of the running container instance
with the help of **criu**(8) tool, to be restored later.

# OPTIONS
--image-path value path for saving criu image files
--work-path value path for saving work files and logs
--parent-path value path for previous criu image files in pre-dump
--leave-running leave the process running after checkpointing
--tcp-established allow open tcp connections
--ext-unix-sk allow external unix sockets
--shell-job allow shell jobs
--lazy-pages use userfaultfd to lazily restore memory pages
--status-fd value criu writes \0 to this FD once lazy-pages is ready
--page-server value ADDRESS:PORT of the page server
--file-locks handle file locks, for safety
--pre-dump dump container's memory information only, leave the container running after this
--manage-cgroups-mode value cgroups mode: 'soft' (default), 'full' and 'strict'
--empty-ns value create a namespace, but don't restore its properties
--auto-dedup enable auto deduplication of memory images
**--image-path** _path_
: Set path for saving criu image files. The default is *./checkpoint*.

**--work-path** _path_
: Set path for saving criu work files and logs. The default is to reuse the
image files directory.

**--parent-path** _path_
: Set path for previous criu image files, in pre-dump.

**--leave-running**
: Leave the process running after checkpointing.

**--tcp-established**
: Allow checkpoint/restore of established TCP connections. See
[criu --tcp-establised option](https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--tcp-established).

**--ext-unix-sk**
: Allow checkpoint/restore of external unix sockets. See
[criu --ext-unix-sk option](https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--ext-unix-sk).

**--shell-job**
: Allow checkpoint/restore of shell jobs.

**--lazy-pages**
: Use lazy migration mechanism. See
[criu --lazy-pages option](https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--lazy-pages).

**--status-fd** _fd_
: Pass a file descriptor _fd_ to **criu**. Once **lazy-pages** server is ready,
**criu** writes **\0** (a zero byte) to that _fd_. Used together with
**--lazy-pages**.

**--page-server** _IP-address_:_port_
: Start a page server at the specified _IP-address_ and _port_. This is used
together with **criu lazy-pages**. See
[criu lazy migration](https://criu.org/Lazy_migration).

**--file-locks**
: Allow checkpoint/restore of file locks. See
[criu --file-locks option](https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--file-locks).

**--pre-dump**
: Do a pre-dump, i.e. dump container's memory information only, leaving the
container running. See [criu iterative migration](https://criu.org/Iterative_migration).

**--manage-cgroups-mode** **soft**|**full**|**strict**.
: Cgroups mode. Default is **soft**. See
[criu --manage-cgroups option](https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--manage-cgroups).

**--empty-ns** _namespace_
: Checkpoint a _namespace_, but don't save its properties. See
[criu --empty-ns option](https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--empty-ns).

**--auto-dedup**
: Enable auto deduplication of memory images. See
[criu --auto-dedup option](https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--auto-dedup).

# SEE ALSO
**criu**(8),
**runc-restore**(8),
**runc**(8),
**criu**(8).
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% runc-create "8"

# NAME
runc create - create a container
**runc-create** - create a container

# SYNOPSIS
runc create [command options] `<container-id>`

Where "`<container-id>`" is your name for the instance of the container that you
are starting. The name you provide for the container instance must be unique on
your host.
**runc create** [_option_ ...] _container-id_

# DESCRIPTION
The create command creates an instance of a container for a bundle. The bundle
is a directory with a specification file named "config.json" and a root
filesystem.

The specification file includes an args parameter. The args parameter is used
to specify command(s) that get run when the container is started. To change the
command(s) that get executed on start, edit the args parameter of the spec. See
"runc spec --help" for more explanation.
The **create** command creates an instance of a container from a bundle.
The bundle is a directory with a specification file named _config.json_,
and a root filesystem.

# OPTIONS
--bundle value, -b value path to the root of the bundle directory, defaults to the current directory
--console-socket value path to an AF_UNIX socket which will receive a file descriptor referencing the master end of the console's pseudoterminal
--pid-file value specify the file to write the process id to
--no-pivot do not use pivot root to jail process inside rootfs. This should be used whenever the rootfs is on top of a ramdisk
--no-new-keyring do not create a new session keyring for the container. This will cause the container to inherit the calling processes session key
--preserve-fds value Pass N additional file descriptors to the container (stdio + $LISTEN_FDS + N in total) (default: 0)

**--bundle**|**-b** _path_
: Path to the root of the bundle directory. Default is current directory.

**--console-socket** _path_
: Path to an **AF_UNIX** socket which will receive a file descriptor
referencing the master end of the console's pseudoterminal. See
[docs/terminals](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/blob/master/docs/terminals.md).

**--pid-file** _path_
: Specify the file to write the initial container process' PID to.

**--no-pivot**
: Do not use pivot root to jail process inside rootfs. This should not be used
except in exceptional circumstances, and may be unsafe from the security
standpoint.

**--no-new-keyring**
: Do not create a new session keyring for the container. This will cause the
container to inherit the calling processes session key.

**--preserve-fds** _N_
: Pass _N_ additional file descriptors to the container (**stdio** +
**$LISTEN_FDS** + _N_ in total). Default is **0**.

# SEE ALSO

**runc-spec**(8),
**runc-start**(8),
**runc**(8).
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% runc-delete "8"

# NAME
runc delete - delete any resources held by the container often used with detached container
**runc-delete** - delete any resources held by the container

# SYNOPSIS
runc delete [command options] `<container-id>`

Where "`<container-id>`" is the name for the instance of the container.
**runc delete** [**--force**|**-f**] _container-id_

# OPTIONS
--force, -f Forcibly deletes the container if it is still running (uses SIGKILL)
**--force**|**-f**
: Forcibly delete the running container, using **SIGKILL** **signal**(7)
to stop it first.

# EXAMPLES
If the container id is **ubuntu01** and **runc list** currently shows
its status as **stopped**, the following will delete resources held for
**ubuntu01**, removing it from the **runc list**:

# runc delete ubuntu01

# EXAMPLE
For example, if the container id is "ubuntu01" and runc list currently shows the
status of "ubuntu01" as "stopped" the following will delete resources held for
"ubuntu01" removing "ubuntu01" from the runc list of containers:
# SEE ALSO

# runc delete ubuntu01
**runc-kill**(8),
**runc**(8).
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% runc-events "8"

# NAME
runc events - display container events such as OOM notifications, cpu, memory, and IO usage statistics
**runc-events** - display container events and statistics.

# SYNOPSIS
runc events [command options] `<container-id>`

Where "`<container-id>`" is the name for the instance of the container.
**runc events** [_option_ ...] _container-id_

# DESCRIPTION
The events command displays information about the container. By default the
information is displayed once every 5 seconds.
The **events** command displays information about the container. By default,
it works continuously, displaying stats every 5 seconds, and container events
as they occur.

# OPTIONS
--interval value set the stats collection interval (default: 5s)
--stats display the container's stats then exit
**--interval** _time_
: Set the stats collection interval. Default is **5s**.

**--stats**
: Show the container's stats once then exit.

# SEE ALSO

**runc**(8).
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% runc-exec "8"

# NAME
runc exec - execute new process inside the container
**runc-exec** - execute new process inside the container

# SYNOPSIS
runc exec [command options] `<container-id>` -- `<container command>` [args...]
**runc exec** [_option_ ...] _container-id_ [--] _command_ [_arg_ ...]

Where "`<container-id>`" is the name for the instance of the container and
"`<container command>`" is the command to be executed in the container.
**runc exec** [_option_ ...] **-p** _process.json_ _container-id_

# EXAMPLE
For example, if the container is configured to run the linux ps command the
following will output a list of processes running in the container:
# OPTIONS
**--console-socket** _path_
: Path to an **AF_UNIX** socket which will receive a file descriptor
referencing the master end of the console's pseudoterminal. See
[docs/terminals](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/blob/master/docs/terminals.md).

# runc exec <container-id> ps
**--cwd** _path_
: Change to _path_ in the container before executing the command.

# OPTIONS
--console value specify the pty slave path for use with the container
--cwd value current working directory in the container
--env value, -e value set environment variables
--tty, -t allocate a pseudo-TTY
--user value, -u value UID (format: <uid>[:<gid>])
--additional-gids value, -g value additional gids
--process value, -p value path to the process.json
--detach, -d detach from the container's process
--pid-file value specify the file to write the process id to
--process-label value set the asm process label for the process commonly used with selinux
--apparmor value set the apparmor profile for the process
--no-new-privs set the no new privileges value for the process
--cap value, -c value add a capability to the bounding set for the process
--no-subreaper disable the use of the subreaper used to reap reparented processes
--preserve-fds value pass N additional file descriptors to the container (stdio + $LISTEN_FDS + N in total) (default: 0)
**--env**|**-e** _name_=_value_
: Set an environment variable _name_ to _value_. Can be specified multiple times.

**--tty**|**-t**
: Allocate a pseudo-TTY.

**--user**|**-u** _uid_[:_gid_]
: Run the _command_ as a user (and, optionally, group) specified by _uid_ (and
_gid_).

**--additional-gids**|**-g** _gid_
: Add additional group IDs. Can be specified multiple times.

**--process**|**-p** _process.json_
: Instead of specifying all the exec parameters directly on the command line,
get them from a _process.json_, a JSON file containing the process
specification as defined by the
[OCI runtime spec](https://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/master/config.md#process).

**--detach**|**-d**
: Detach from the container's process.

**--pid-file** _path_
: Specify the file to write the container process' PID to.

**--process-label** _label_
: Set the asm process label for the process commonly used with **selinux**(7).

**--apparmor** _profile_
: Set the **apparmor**(7) _profile_ for the process.

**--no-new-privs**
: Set the "no new privileges" value for the process.

**--cap** _cap_
: Add a capability to the bounding set for the process. Can be specified
multiple times.

**--preserve-fds** _N_
: Pass _N_ additional file descriptors to the container (**stdio** +
**$LISTEN_FDS** + _N_ in total). Default is **0**.

# EXAMPLES
If the container can run **ps**(1) command, the following
will output a list of processes running in the container:

# runc exec <container-id> ps

# SEE ALSO

**runc**(8).
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% runc-kill "8"

# NAME
runc kill - kill sends the specified signal (default: SIGTERM) to the container's init process
**runc-kill** - send a specified signal to container

# SYNOPSIS
runc kill [command options] `<container-id>` `<signal>`
**runc kill** [**--all**|**-a**] _container-id_ [_signal_]

Where "`<container-id>`" is the name for the instance of the container and
"`<signal>`" is the signal to be sent to the init process.
# DESCRIPTION

By default, **runc kill** sends **SIGTERM** to the container's initial process
only.

A different signal can be specified either by its name (with or without the
**SIG** prefix), or its numeric value. Use **kill**(1) with **-l** option
to list available signals.

# OPTIONS
--all, -a send the specified signal to all processes inside the container
**--all**|**-a**
: Send the signal to all processes inside the container.

# EXAMPLES

The following will send a **KILL** signal to the init process of the
**ubuntu01** container:

# EXAMPLE
# runc kill ubuntu01 KILL

For example, if the container id is "ubuntu01" the following will send a "KILL"
signal to the init process of the "ubuntu01" container:
# SEE ALSO

# runc kill ubuntu01 KILL
**runc**(1).
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