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.TH podman-volume-import 1
.SH NAME
.PP
podman-volume-import - Import tarball contents into an existing podman volume

.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBpodman volume import\fP \fIvolume\fP [\fIsource\fP]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBpodman volume import\fP imports the contents of a tarball into the podman volume's mount point.
The contents of the volume will be merged with the content of the tarball with the latter taking precedence.
\fBpodman volume import\fP can consume piped input when using \fB\fC-\fR as source path.

.PP
The given volume must already exist and will not be created by podman volume import.

.PP
Note: Following command is not supported by podman-remote.

.SS \fB--help\fP
.PP
Print usage statement

.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
.RS

.nf
$ gunzip -c hello.tar.gz | podman volume import myvol -

.fi
.RE

.PP
.RS

.nf
$ podman volume import myvol test.tar

.fi
.RE

.PP
.RS

.nf
$ podman volume export myvol | podman volume import oldmyvol -

.fi
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBpodman(1)\fP, \fBpodman-volume(1)\fP, \fBpodman-volume-export(1)\fP