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reel list

List resources: containers, images, pods, files, checkpoints, layers, and frames.


list containers

List containers from the detected container runtime (Docker, Podman, containerd, or CRI-O).

reel list containers
reel list containers --all
FlagDescriptionDefault
-a, --allShow all containers including stoppedfalse
-o, --outputOutput format: table, json, yamltable

list images

List container images available in the runtime.

reel list images
reel list images --filter "nginx*"
FlagDescriptionDefault
--filterFilter images by name pattern
-o, --outputOutput format: table, json, yamltable

Agent Mode

The following subcommands require the --agent flag.

list pods

List Kubernetes pods via the reel agent.

reel --agent list pods
reel --agent list pods -n production
reel --agent list pods -A
FlagDescriptionDefault
-n, --namespaceKubernetes namespacedefault
-A, --all-namespacesList pods across all namespacesfalse
--all-nodesList pods across all nodesfalse
-o, --outputOutput format: table, json, yamltable

list files

List files in a running container with advanced filtering for forensic analysis.

reel --agent list files --pod nginx -n production --path /var/log -r
reel --agent list files --pod nginx --modified-since 24h --hash
reel --agent list files --pod nginx --suid -r
FlagDescription
--podTarget pod (required)
--containerContainer within pod
--pathPath to list (default: /)
-r, --recursiveList files recursively
--modified-sinceFiles modified after time (e.g., 1h, 24h, 7d)
--hashCalculate file hashes (SHA-256 by default)
--suidFilter for SUID bit
--show-hiddenInclude hidden files
-o, --outputOutput format: table, json, yaml, csv

list checkpoints | layers | frames

List stored artifacts on the agent node. All three commands share the same flags.

reel --agent list checkpoints -n production
reel --agent list layers -A
reel --agent list frames
FlagDescriptionDefault
-n, --namespaceKubernetes namespacedefault
-A, --all-namespacesList across all namespacesfalse
-o, --outputOutput format: table, json, yamltable