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####> This option file is used in:
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####> podman create, run
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####> If file is edited, make sure the changes
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####> are applicable to all of those.
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#### **--name**=*name*
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Assign a name to the container.
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The operator can identify a container in three ways:
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- UUID long identifier (“f78375b1c487e03c9438c729345e54db9d20cfa2ac1fc3494b6eb60872e74778”);
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- UUID short identifier (“f78375b1c487”);
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- Name (“jonah”).
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Podman generates a UUID for each container, and if no name is assigned to the
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container using **--name**, Podman generates a random string name. The name can
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be useful as a more human-friendly way to identify containers. This works for
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both background and foreground containers. The container's name is also added
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to the `/etc/hosts` file using the container's primary IP address (also see the
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**--add-host** option).
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