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lxc show and info

lxc show and info

For the entities managed by LXD, the lxc command provides a list sub-command, and might provide show and info sub-commands. The purpose of the info sub-command is to show current state information, and the purpose of the show sub-command is to show configuration information and how the entity is used by other entities.

For example, the lxc network info command shows IP address and traffic statistics:

Name: lxdbr0 MAC address: 00:16:3e:d3:ec:41 MTU: 1500 State: up

Ips: inet 192.0.2.1 inet6 2001:db8:f4a1:53d2::1 inet6 fe80::216:3eff:fed3:ec41

Network usage: Bytes received: 127.66kB Bytes sent: 15.54kB Packets received: 1433 Packets sent: 175

The lxc network show command, on the other hand, shows how the network is configured, and which entities are using the network:

config: ipv4.address: 192.0.2.1/24 ipv4.nat: "true" ipv6.address: 2001:db8:f4a1:53d2::1/64 ipv6.nat: "true" description: "" name: lxdbr0 type: bridge used_by:

  • /1.0/instances/ubuntu
  • /1.0/profiles/default managed: true status: Created locations:
  • none

Refer to the manual pages for details of the commands for managing entities:

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