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  variant.  Formatted as "os[/arch[/variant]]" (e.g.,
       "linux/amd64")

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

SEE ALSO

       docker-image(1)

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