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Search for an instance using IP address
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You can search for an instance using the IP address parameter, :option:`--ip`,
with the :command:`nova list` command.

.. code-block:: console

   $ nova list --ip IP_ADDRESS

The following example shows the results of a search on ``10.0.0.4``.

.. code-block:: console

   $ nova list --ip 10.0.0.4
   +------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
   | ID               | Name                 | Status | Task State | Power State | Networks         |
   +------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
   | 8a99547e-7385... | myInstanceFromVolume | ACTIVE | None       | Running     | private=10.0.0.4 |
   +------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+