NAME

       ch-builder2tar - Flatten a builder image into a Charliecloud image tarball

SYNOPSIS

          $ ch-builder2tar [-b BUILDER] [--nocompress] IMAGE OUTDIR

DESCRIPTION

       WARNING:
          This  script  is  deprecated  in  favor  of  ch-convert. It will be removed in the next
          release.

       Flatten the builder image tagged IMAGE into a Charliecloud tarball in directory OUTDIR.

       The builder-specified environment (e.g., ENV statements)  is  placed  in  a  file  in  the
       tarball at $IMAGE/ch/environment, in a form suitable for ch-run --set-env.

       See ch-build(1) for details on specifying the builder.

       Additional arguments:

          -b, --builder BUILDER
                 Use specified builder; if not given, use $CH_BUILDER or default.

          --nocompress
                 Do not compress tarball.

          --help Print help and exit.

          --version
                 Print version and exit.

EXAMPLE

          $ ch-builder2tar hello /var/tmp
          57M /var/tmp/hello.tar.gz
          $ ls -lh /var/tmp
          -rw-r-----  1 reidpr reidpr  57M Feb 13 16:14 hello.tar.gz

REPORTING BUGS

       If  Charliecloud  was  obtained  from your Linux distribution, use your distribution’s bug
       reporting procedures.

       Otherwise, report bugs to: https://github.com/hpc/charliecloud/issues

SEE ALSO

       charliecloud(7)

       Full documentation at: <https://hpc.github.io/charliecloud>

COPYRIGHT

       2014–2021, Triad National Security, LLC