diff --git a/bin/pct-status b/bin/pct-status
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# CONSTANTS
+
+BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+CONTAINER_NAME=$1
+
+# FUNCTIONS
+
+function usage {
+	echo "$(basename "$0") <CONTAINER_NAME>"
+}
+
+function status {
+	if vmid=$($BASEDIR/pct-lookup $CONTAINER_NAME); then
+		pct status $vmid | cut -d ' ' -f2
+	else
+		exit 10
+	fi
+}
+
+# MAIN
+
+set -Eue
+[[ "$#" -lt 1 ]] && usage && exit 1
+status