apptainer(1)

NAME
apptainer-config-global - Edit apptainer.conf from command line (root user only or unprivileged installation)

SYNOPSIS
apptainer config global [value,...]

DESCRIPTION
The config global command allow administrators to set/unset/get/reset configuration
  directives of apptainer.conf from command line.

OPTIONS
-d, --dry-run[=false]
    dump resulting configuration on stdout but doesn't write it to apptainer.conf

-g, --get[=false]
    get value of the configuration directive

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

-r, --reset[=false]
    reset the configuration directive value to its default value

-s, --set[=false]
    set value of the configuration directive (for multi-value directives, it will add it)

-u, --unset[=false]
    unset value of the configuration directive (for multi-value directives, it will remove matching values)

EXAMPLE
      To add a path to "bind path" directive:
      $ apptainer config global --set "bind path" /etc/resolv.conf
      To remove a path from "bind path" directive:
      $ apptainer config global --unset "bind path" /etc/resolv.conf
      To set "bind path" to the default value:
      $ apptainer config global --reset "bind path"
      To get "bind path" directive value:
      $ apptainer config global --get "bind path"
      To display the resulting configuration instead of writing it to file:
      $ apptainer config global --dry-run --set "bind path" /etc/resolv.conf

SEE ALSO
apptainer-config(1)

HISTORY
7-May-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra