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.TH "DOCKER" "1" "Jan 2024" "Docker Community" "Docker User Manuals"

.SH NAME
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docker-image-load - Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN


.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBdocker image load [OPTIONS]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
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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.


.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
$ 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

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.SH See also
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\fBdocker-image-save(1)\fP to save one or more images to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default).


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for load

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\fB-i\fP, \fB--input\fP=""
	Read from tar archive file, instead of STDIN

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


.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBdocker-image(1)\fP