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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
-i, --input="" Read from tar archive file, instead of STDIN
--platform=[] Load only the given platform(s). Formatted as a
comma-separated list of "os[/arch[/variant]]" (e.g.,
"linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8").
-q, --quiet[=false] Suppress the load output
SEE ALSO
docker-image(1)
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