.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)