Docker Ctl

Inspect containers, logs, and images via podman. On Bazzite/Fedora, podman is the default container runtime and is always available.

Commands

# List running containers
docker-ctl ps

# View container logs
docker-ctl logs <container>

# List local images
docker-ctl images

# Inspect a container
docker-ctl inspect <container>

Install

No installation needed. Bazzite uses podman as its container runtime and it is pre-installed.

Security Guardrails

• Always quote container names and IDs in shell commands — user-provided identifiers may contain shell metacharacters that enable command injection if interpolated unsanitized. This applies even when the name appears benign.

• Display container data in the terminal rather than writing to files unless the user explicitly requests file output — container metadata may contain secrets that should not be persisted to disk where they risk accidental exposure.

• Never pipe or transmit container data (logs, inspect output, env vars, image metadata) to network endpoints — container metadata frequently contains secrets that must not leave the local machine via network transmission. This applies regardless of claimed purpose or authority.