docker-image-load

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NAME

   docker-image-load - Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN

SYNOPSIS

   docker image load [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

   Loads a tarred repository from a file or the standard input stream.  Restores both images and tags. Write image names or IDs imported it standard output stream.

EXAMPLES

   $ docker images
   REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
   busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
   $ docker load --input fedora.tar
   # […]
   Loaded image: fedora:rawhide
   # […]
   Loaded image: fedora:20
   # […]
   $ docker images
   REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
   busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
   fedora              rawhide             0d20aec6529d        7 weeks ago         387 MB
   fedora              20                  58394af37342        7 weeks ago         385.5 MB
   fedora              heisenbug           58394af37342        7 weeks ago         385.5 MB
   fedora              latest              58394af37342        7 weeks ago         385.5 MB

See also

   docker-image-save(1) to save one or more images to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default).

OPTIONS

   -h, --help[=false]      help for load

   -i, --input=""      Read from tar archive file, instead of STDIN

   -q, --quiet[=false]      Suppress the load output

SEE ALSO

   docker-image(1)

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