code: def exists(name, path=None):
      '''
      Returns whether the named container exists.
  
      path
          path to the container parent directory (default: /var/lib/lxc)
  
          .. versionadded:: 2015.8.0
  
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' lxc.exists name
      '''
  
      _exists = name in ls_(path=path)
      # container may be just created but we did cached earlier the
      # lxc-ls results
      if not _exists:
          _exists = name in ls_(cache=False, path=path)
      return _existf exists(name, path=None):
      '''
      Returns whether the named container exists.
  
      path
          path to the container parent directory (default: /var/lib/lxc)
  
          .. versionadded:: 2015.8.0
  
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' lxc.exists name
      '''
  
      _exists = name in ls_(path=path)
      # container may be just created but we did cached earlier the
      # lxc-ls results
      if not _exists:
          _exists = name in ls_(cache=False, path=path)
      return _exists
docs: Returns whether the named container exists.
  
      path
          path to the container parent directory (default: /var/lib/lxc)
  
          .. versionadded:: 2015.8.0
  
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' lxc.exists name