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Podman System Cleanup Script
#!/usr/bin/env sh
#####
# Podman System Cleanup
#
# This script performs a comprehensive cleanup of all unused Podman resources
# including networks, volumes, images, containers, pods, and system cache.
# It uses the prune commands to remove dangling and unused resources, then
# displays the final disk usage statistics.
#####
# Define colors
GREEN='\033[0;32m'
YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
RED='\033[0;31m'
NC='\033[0m' # No Color
# Log colored message
# Usage: log <color> <message>
log() {
local color=$1
local message=$2
printf "%b\n" "${color}${message}${NC}"
}
log "${YELLOW}" "Cleaning up Podman pods..."
podman pod stop -a
podman pod rm -af
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
log "${GREEN}" "Podman pods cleaned."
else
log "${RED}" "Failed to clean Podman pods."
fi
echo ""
log "${YELLOW}" "Cleaning up Podman containers..."
podman container stop -a
podman container rm -af
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
log "${GREEN}" "Podman containers cleaned."
else
log "${RED}" "Failed to clean Podman containers."
fi
echo ""
log "${YELLOW}" "Cleaning up Podman images..."
podman image rm -af
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
log "${GREEN}" "Podman images cleaned."
else
log "${RED}" "Failed to clean Podman images."
fi
echo ""
log "${YELLOW}" "Cleaning up Podman volumes..."
podman volume rm -af
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
log "${GREEN}" "Podman volumes cleaned."
else
log "${RED}" "Failed to clean Podman volumes."
fi
echo ""
log "${YELLOW}" "Cleaning up Podman networks..."
podman network prune -f
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
log "${GREEN}" "Podman networks cleaned."
else
log "${RED}" "Failed to clean Podman networks."
fi
echo ""
log "${YELLOW}" "Cleaning up Podman system..."
podman system prune -af
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
log "${GREEN}" "Podman system cleaned."
else
log "${RED}" "Failed to clean Podman system."
fi
echo ""
log "${YELLOW}" "Displaying Podman system disk usage..."
podman system df -v
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
log "${GREEN}" "Podman system disk usage displayed."
else
log "${RED}" "Failed to display Podman system disk usage."
fi
echo ""
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