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podman images <image> can show duplicate results #25725

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@Salynn

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@Salynn

Issue Description

When an image has multiple names (tags), running podman image <name> for one of the names results in all names being listed. The man page for podman-images says

List images that contain a substring in their name:
podman images "*image|image*"
which seems to imply that only images whose name matches the provided argument should be listed, not other names with the same id.

This is semi-problematic when scripting or asking for json output. The json output will be perfectly duplicated.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. echo "FROM fedora:41" > Containerfile
  2. podman build -t example
  3. podman images example
  4. podman images example --format json

Describe the results you received

Both localhost/example:latest and registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:41 are listed for podman images example.
An array of two identical items is returned for podman images example --format json.

Describe the results you expected

Only localhost/example:latest is listed for podman images example.
An array of one item is returned for podman images example --format json.

podman info output

Client:
  APIVersion: 5.4.1
  BuildOrigin: brew
  Built: 1741713733
  BuiltTime: Tue Mar 11 10:22:13 2025
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.24.1
  Os: darwin
  OsArch: darwin/amd64
  Version: 5.4.1
host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.39.2
  cgroupControllers:
  - cpu
  - io
  - memory
  - pids
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon-2.1.12-3.fc41.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: '
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 98.74
    systemPercent: 0.94
    userPercent: 0.32
  cpus: 16
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    distribution: fedora
    variant: coreos
    version: "41"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2045
  hostname: localhost.localdomain
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 1000000
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 501
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 1000000
  kernel: 6.12.13-200.fc41.x86_64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 506904576
  memTotal: 3098738688
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns-1.14.0-1.fc41.x86_64
      path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.14.0
    package: netavark-1.14.0-1.fc41.x86_64
    path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.14.0
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun-1.20-2.fc41.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.20
      commit: 9c9a76ac11994701dd666c4f0b869ceffb599a66
      rundir: /run/user/501/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-0^20250121.g4f2c8e7-2.fc41.x86_64
    version: |
      pasta 0^20250121.g4f2c8e7-2.fc41.x86_64
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: unix:///run/user/501/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: true
  serviceIsRemote: true
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns-1.3.1-1.fc41.x86_64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.3.1
      commit: e5e368c4f5db6ae75c2fce786e31eef9da6bf236
      libslirp: 4.8.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 5
      libseccomp: 2.5.5
  swapFree: 0
  swapTotal: 0
  uptime: 30h 40m 5.00s (Approximately 1.25 days)
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  search:
  - docker.io
store:
  configFile: /var/home/core/.config/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 2
    paused: 0
    running: 2
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /var/home/core/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 106521055232
  graphRootUsed: 7752204288
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: xfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 9
  runRoot: /run/user/501/containers
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /var/home/core/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.4.1
  BuildOrigin: Fedora Project
  Built: 1741651200
  BuiltTime: Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 2025
  GitCommit: b79bc8afe796cba51dd906270a7e1056ccdfcf9e
  GoVersion: go1.23.7
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.4.1

Podman in a container

No

Privileged Or Rootless

Rootless

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

Additional environment details

podman is running builds inside a podman-machine on macOS (Darwin macbookpro.lan 24.3.0 Darwin Kernel Version 24.3.0: Thu Jan 2 20:22:00 PST 2025; root:xnu-11215.81.4~3/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64). Podman Desktop also installed, but the machine was created via podman-machine in the cli.

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