delete_lxc_containers.sh

#!/bin/bash
function delete_container() {
	if ! which "lxc" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
		echo "lxc is not installed"
	fi
	OUT=$(lxc list -c n --format=json | jq 'length')
	if [ "$OUT" -lt 1 ]; then
		echo "No containers found"
	fi
	OUT=$(lxc stop --all 2>&1)
	check_exit_code $?
	containers=$(lxc list --format=json | jq -r '.[] | .name')
	for container in $containers; do
		echo "Removing container ${container}"
		lxc delete "$container" 2>&1
		check_exit_code $?
	done
}

function check_exit_code() {
	status=$1
	if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
		echo "{$OUT}"
	fi
}

delete_container