diff --git a/example.conf b/example.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3cb182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EXAMPLE FILE TO TEST
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diff --git a/example_Dockerfile b/example_Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97fd0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
+FROM node:lts-alpine
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+RUN yarn install --production
+CMD ["node", "src/index.js"]
+EXPOSE 3000
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diff --git a/examples/buildah.rs b/examples/buildah.rs
index b89b6f9..b1de7a0 100644
--- a/examples/buildah.rs
+++ b/examples/buildah.rs
@@ -20,51 +20,47 @@ pub fn run_buildah_example() -> Result<(), BuildahError> {
     // Step 2: Run a command in the container
     println!("\n=== Installing nginx in container ===");
     // Use chroot isolation to avoid BPF issues
-    let install_result = buildah::run_with_isolation(container_id, "dnf install -y nginx", "chroot").unwrap();
+    let install_result = buildah::run_with_isolation(container_id, "dnf install -y nginx", "chroot")?;
     println!("{:#?}", install_result);
     println!("Installation output: {}", install_result.stdout);
     
-    // // Step 3: Copy a file into the container
-    // println!("\n=== Copying configuration file to container ===");
-    // // Note: This would require an actual file to exist
-    // buildah::copy(container_id, "./example.conf", "/etc/example.conf")?;
-    // println!("For a real example, you would copy a configuration file here");
+    // Step 3: Copy a file into the container
+    println!("\n=== Copying configuration file to container ===");
+    buildah::copy(container_id, "./example.conf", "/etc/example.conf").unwrap();
     
-    // // Step 4: Configure container metadata
-    // println!("\n=== Configuring container metadata ===");
-    // let mut config_options = HashMap::new();
-    // config_options.insert("port".to_string(), "80".to_string());
-    // config_options.insert("label".to_string(), "maintainer=example@example.com".to_string());
-    // config_options.insert("entrypoint".to_string(), "/usr/sbin/nginx".to_string());
+    // Step 4: Configure container metadata
+    println!("\n=== Configuring container metadata ===");
+    let mut config_options = HashMap::new();
+    config_options.insert("port".to_string(), "80".to_string());
+    config_options.insert("label".to_string(), "maintainer=example@example.com".to_string());
+    config_options.insert("entrypoint".to_string(), "/usr/sbin/nginx".to_string());
     
-    // buildah::config(container_id, config_options)?;
-    // println!("Container configured");
+    buildah::config(container_id, config_options)?;
+    println!("Container configured");
     
-    // // Step 5: Commit the container to create a new image
-    // println!("\n=== Committing container to create image ===");
-    // let image_name = "my-nginx:latest";
-    // buildah::image_commit(container_id, image_name, Some("docker"), true, true)?;
-    // println!("Created image: {}", image_name);
+    // Step 5: Commit the container to create a new image
+    println!("\n=== Committing container to create image ===");
+    let image_name = "my-nginx:latest";
+    buildah::image_commit(container_id, image_name, Some("docker"), true, true)?;
+    println!("Created image: {}", image_name);
     
-    // // Step 6: List images to verify our new image exists
-    // println!("\n=== Listing images ===");
-    // let images = buildah::images()?;
-    // println!("Found {} images:", images.len());
-    // for image in images {
-    //     println!("  ID: {}", image.id);
-    //     println!("  Names: {}", image.names.join(", "));
-    //     println!("  Size: {}", image.size);
-    //     println!("  Created: {}", image.created);
-    //     println!();
-    // }
+    // Step 6: List images to verify our new image exists
+    println!("\n=== Listing images ===");
+    let images = buildah::images()?;
+    println!("Found {} images:", images.len());
+    for image in images {
+        println!("  ID: {}", image.id);
+        println!("  Names: {}", image.names.join(", "));
+        println!("  Size: {}", image.size);
+        println!("  Created: {}", image.created);
+        println!();
+    }
     
     // // Step 7: Clean up (optional in a real workflow)
-    // println!("\n=== Cleaning up ===");
-    // println!("In a real workflow, you might want to keep the image");
-    // println!("To remove the image, you would run:");
-    // println!("buildah::image_remove(\"{}\")", image_name);
+    println!("\n=== Cleaning up ===");
+    buildah::image_remove(image_name).unwrap();
     
-    // println!("\nBuildah example workflow completed successfully!");
+    println!("\nBuildah example workflow completed successfully!");
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -72,12 +68,8 @@ pub fn run_buildah_example() -> Result<(), BuildahError> {
 pub fn build_image_example() -> Result<(), BuildahError> {
     println!("Building an image from a Containerfile...");
     
-    // This would typically use a command like:
-    // buildah build -t my-app:latest .
-    
-    // For our example, we'll just show the command structure
-    let build_args = &["build", "-t", "my-app:latest", "."];
-    let result = buildah::execute_buildah_command(build_args)?;
+    // Use the build function with tag, context directory, and isolation to avoid BPF issues
+    let result = buildah::build(Some("my-app:latest"), ".", "example_Dockerfile", Some("chroot"))?;
     
     println!("Build output: {}", result.stdout);
     println!("Image built successfully!");
@@ -100,9 +92,9 @@ pub fn registry_operations_example() -> Result<(), BuildahError> {
     println!("Image tagged successfully");
     
     // Push an image (this would typically go to a real registry)
-    println!("\n=== Pushing an image (example only) ===");
-    println!("In a real scenario, you would push to a registry with:");
-    println!("buildah::image_push(\"my-alpine:v1.0\", \"docker://registry.example.com/my-alpine:v1.0\", true)");
+    // println!("\n=== Pushing an image (example only) ===");
+    // println!("In a real scenario, you would push to a registry with:");
+    // println!("buildah::image_push(\"my-alpine:v1.0\", \"docker://registry.example.com/my-alpine:v1.0\", true)");
     
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -111,21 +103,13 @@ pub fn registry_operations_example() -> Result<(), BuildahError> {
 pub fn run_all_examples() -> Result<(), BuildahError> {
     println!("=== BUILDAH MODULE EXAMPLES ===\n");
     
-    // Note: In a real application, you might want to run these
-    // examples individually or have proper error handling
-    
-    // Uncomment these to run the examples
     run_buildah_example()?;
-    // build_image_example()?;
-    // registry_operations_example()?;
-    
-    println!("\nTo run these examples, uncomment the function calls in run_all_examples()");
-    println!("Note that these examples require buildah to be installed on your system");
-    println!("and may require root/sudo privileges depending on your setup.");
-    
+    build_image_example()?;
+    registry_operations_example()?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    run_all_examples();
+    let _ = run_all_examples().unwrap();
 }
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diff --git a/examples/nerdctl.rs b/examples/nerdctl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a8833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nerdctl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//! Example usage of the nerdctl module
+//! 
+//! This file demonstrates how to use the nerdctl module to perform
+//! common container operations like creating containers, running commands,
+//! and managing images.
+
+use sal::virt::nerdctl::{self, NerdctlError};
+
+/// Run a complete nerdctl workflow example
+pub fn run_nerdctl_example() -> Result<(), NerdctlError> {
+    println!("Starting nerdctl example workflow...");
+    
+    // Step 1: Pull an image
+    println!("\n=== Pulling nginx:latest image ===");
+    let pull_result = nerdctl::image_pull("nginx:latest")?;
+    println!("Pull output: {}", pull_result.stdout);
+    
+    // Step 2: Create a container from the image
+    println!("\n=== Creating container from nginx:latest ===");
+    let run_result = nerdctl::run("nginx:latest", Some("my-nginx"), true, Some(&["8080:80"]))?;
+    println!("Container created: {}", run_result.stdout.trim());
+    let container_id = "my-nginx"; // Using the name we specified
+    
+    // Step 3: Execute a command in the container
+    println!("\n=== Installing curl in container ===");
+    let update_result = nerdctl::exec(container_id, "apt-get update")?;
+    println!("Update output: {}", update_result.stdout);
+    
+    let install_result = nerdctl::exec(container_id, "apt-get install -y curl")?;
+    println!("Installation output: {}", install_result.stdout);
+    
+    // Step 4: Copy a file into the container (assuming nginx.conf exists)
+    println!("\n=== Copying configuration file to container ===");
+    nerdctl::copy("./nginx.conf", format!("{}:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", container_id).as_str())?;
+    
+    // Step 5: Commit the container to create a new image
+    println!("\n=== Committing container to create image ===");
+    let image_name = "my-custom-nginx:latest";
+    nerdctl::image_commit(container_id, image_name)?;
+    println!("Created image: {}", image_name);
+    
+    // Step 6: Stop and remove the container
+    println!("\n=== Stopping and removing container ===");
+    nerdctl::stop(container_id)?;
+    nerdctl::remove(container_id)?;
+    println!("Container stopped and removed");
+    
+    // Step 7: Create a new container from our custom image
+    println!("\n=== Creating container from custom image ===");
+    nerdctl::run(image_name, Some("nginx-custom"), true, Some(&["8081:80"]))?;
+    println!("Custom container created");
+    
+    // Step 8: List images
+    println!("\n=== Listing images ===");
+    let images_result = nerdctl::images()?;
+    println!("Images: \n{}", images_result.stdout);
+    
+    // Step 9: Clean up (optional in a real workflow)
+    println!("\n=== Cleaning up ===");
+    nerdctl::stop("nginx-custom")?;
+    nerdctl::remove("nginx-custom")?;
+    nerdctl::image_remove(image_name)?;
+    
+    println!("\nNerdctl example workflow completed successfully!");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Main function to run all examples
+pub fn run_all_examples() -> Result<(), NerdctlError> {
+    println!("=== NERDCTL MODULE EXAMPLES ===\n");
+    
+    run_nerdctl_example()?;
+    
+    println!("\nNote that these examples require nerdctl to be installed on your system");
+    println!("and may require root/sudo privileges depending on your setup.");
+    
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    run_all_examples();
+}
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diff --git a/src/virt/buildah/containers.rs b/src/virt/buildah/containers.rs
index ad9e4a4..ca4c6dc 100644
--- a/src/virt/buildah/containers.rs
+++ b/src/virt/buildah/containers.rs
@@ -52,3 +52,33 @@ pub fn remove(container: &str) -> Result<CommandResult, BuildahError> {
 pub fn list() -> Result<CommandResult, BuildahError> {
     execute_buildah_command(&["containers"])
 }
+
+/// Build an image from a Containerfile/Dockerfile
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `tag` - Optional tag for the image (e.g., "my-app:latest")
+/// * `context_dir` - The directory containing the Containerfile/Dockerfile (usually ".")
+/// * `file` - Optional path to a specific Containerfile/Dockerfile
+/// * `isolation` - Optional isolation method (e.g., "chroot", "rootless", "oci")
+pub fn build(tag: Option<&str>, context_dir: &str, file: &str, isolation: Option<&str>) -> Result<CommandResult, BuildahError> {
+    let mut args = Vec::new();
+    args.push("build");
+    
+    if let Some(tag_value) = tag {
+        args.push("-t");
+        args.push(tag_value);
+    }
+    
+    if let Some(isolation_value) = isolation {
+        args.push("--isolation");
+        args.push(isolation_value);
+    }
+    
+    args.push("-f");
+    args.push(file);
+    
+    args.push(context_dir);
+    
+    execute_buildah_command(&args)
+}
diff --git a/src/virt/buildah/containers_test.rs b/src/virt/buildah/containers_test.rs
index 7f2c741..b257e16 100644
--- a/src/virt/buildah/containers_test.rs
+++ b/src/virt/buildah/containers_test.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,25 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_list() -> Result<CommandResult, BuildahError> {
         test_execute_buildah_command(&["containers"])
     }
+    
+    fn test_build(tag: Option<&str>, context_dir: &str, file: Option<&str>) -> Result<CommandResult, BuildahError> {
+        let mut args = Vec::new();
+        args.push("build");
+        
+        if let Some(tag_value) = tag {
+            args.push("-t");
+            args.push(tag_value);
+        }
+        
+        if let Some(file_path) = file {
+            args.push("-f");
+            args.push(file_path);
+        }
+        
+        args.push(context_dir);
+        
+        test_execute_buildah_command(&args)
+    }
 
     // Tests for each function
     #[test]
@@ -188,6 +207,29 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cmd, vec!["containers"]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_build_function() {
+        reset_test_state();
+        
+        // Test with tag and context directory
+        let result = test_build(Some("my-app:latest"), ".", None);
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let cmd = get_last_command();
+        assert_eq!(cmd, vec!["build", "-t", "my-app:latest", "."]);
+        
+        // Test with tag, context directory, and file
+        let result = test_build(Some("my-app:latest"), ".", Some("Dockerfile.custom"));
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let cmd = get_last_command();
+        assert_eq!(cmd, vec!["build", "-t", "my-app:latest", "-f", "Dockerfile.custom", "."]);
+        
+        // Test with just context directory
+        let result = test_build(None, ".", None);
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let cmd = get_last_command();
+        assert_eq!(cmd, vec!["build", "."]);
+    }
+    
     #[test]
     fn test_error_handling() {
         reset_test_state();
diff --git a/src/virt/buildah/images.rs b/src/virt/buildah/images.rs
index 0f1d89d..9082f7b 100644
--- a/src/virt/buildah/images.rs
+++ b/src/virt/buildah/images.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct Image {
 /// # Returns
 /// * Result with array of Image objects on success or error details
 pub fn images() -> Result<Vec<Image>, BuildahError> {
-    let result = execute_buildah_command(&["images", "--format", "json"])?;
+    let result = execute_buildah_command(&["images", "--json"])?;
     
     // Try to parse the JSON output
     match serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&result.stdout) {
diff --git a/src/virt/mod.rs b/src/virt/mod.rs
index c61aaa0..382b57b 100644
--- a/src/virt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/virt/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pub mod buildah;
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+pub mod buildah;
+pub mod nerdctl;
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