{"id":"77c4f31c93ed34b7","repo":"docker/cli","slug":"failed-to-write-the-container-id-s-to-file-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to write the container ID (%s) to file: %w","messagePattern":"failed to write the container ID \\((.+?)\\) to file: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cli/command/container/create.go","lineNumber":191,"sourceCode":"\t}\n\t_ = cid.file.Close()\n\n\tif cid.written {\n\t\treturn nil\n\t}\n\tif err := os.Remove(cid.path); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to remove the CID file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (cid *cidFile) Write(id string) error {\n\tif cid.file == nil {\n\t\treturn nil\n\t}\n\tif _, err := cid.file.WriteString(id); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to write the container ID (%s) to file: %w\", id, err)\n\t}\n\tcid.written = true\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc newCIDFile(cidPath string) (*cidFile, error) {\n\tif cidPath == \"\" {\n\t\treturn &cidFile{}, nil\n\t}\n\tif _, err := os.Stat(cidPath); err == nil {\n\t\treturn nil, errors.New(\"container ID file found, make sure the other container isn't running or delete \" + cidPath)\n\t}\n\n\tf, err := os.Create(cidPath)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to create the container ID file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n","sourceCodeStart":173,"sourceCodeEnd":209,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/docker/cli/blob/e9452d6e785f6e365712b9d71bd7517591773c86/cli/command/container/create.go#L173-L209","documentation":"Error \"failed to write the container ID (%s) to file: %w\" thrown in docker/cli.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cli/command/container/create.go:191 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"analyzedSha":"e9452d6e785f6e365712b9d71bd7517591773c86","analyzedAt":"2026-08-01T07:09:22.474Z","schemaVersion":2}