apptainer-run-help - Man Page

apptainer run-help

The help text is from the '%help' section of the definition file. If you are
 using the '--apps' option, the help text is instead from that app's '%apphelp'
 section.

--app="" show the help for an app

-h, --help[=false] help for run-help

  $ cat my_container.def
  Bootstrap: docker
  From: busybox

  %help
      Some help for this container

  %apphelp foo
      Some help for application 'foo' in this container

  $ sudo apptainer build my_container.sif my_container.def
  Using container recipe deffile: my_container.def
  [...snip...]
  Cleaning up...

  $ apptainer run-help my_container.sif

    Some help for this container

  $ apptainer run-help --app foo my_container.sif

    Some help for application in this container

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