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

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NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

singularity config global [value,...]

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

-d, --dry-run[=false]

dump resulting configuration on stdout but doesn’t write it to singularity.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:
$ singularity config global --set "bind path" /etc/resolv.conf

To remove a path from "bind path" directive:
$ singularity config global --unset "bind path" /etc/resolv.conf

To set "bind path" to the default value:
$ singularity config global --reset "bind path"

To get "bind path" directive value:
$ singularity config global --get "bind path"

To display the resulting configuration instead of writing it to file:
$ singularity config global --dry-run --set "bind path" /etc/resolv.conf

SEE ALSO

singularity-config(1)

HISTORY

15-May-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se