.nh .SH containers\-storage\-set\-metadata 1 "August 2016" .SH NAME .PP containers\-storage set\-metadata \- Set metadata for a layer, image, or container .SH SYNOPSIS .PP \fBcontainers\-storage\fP \fBset\-metadata\fP [\fIoptions\fP [...]] \fIlayerOrImageOrContainerNameOrID\fP .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Updates the metadata associated with a layer, image, or container. Metadata is intended to be small, and is expected to be cached in memory. .SH OPTIONS .PP \fB\-f | \-\-metadata\-file\fP \fIfilename\fP .PP Use the contents of the specified file as the metadata. .PP \fB\-m | \-\-metadata\fP \fIvalue\fP .PP Use the specified value as the metadata. .SH EXAMPLE .PP \fBcontainers\-storage set\-metadata \-m "compression: gzip" my\-layer\fP .SH SEE ALSO .PP containers\-storage\-metadata(1)