DOCKER(1)

NAME

docker-import - Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the tarball into it.

SYNOPSIS

docker import URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

DESCRIPTION

Create a new filesystem image from the contents of a tarball (.tar,

EXAMPLES

  Import from a remote location

    # docker import http://example.com/exampleimage.tgz example/imagerepo

  Import from a local file

Import to docker via pipe and stdin:

    # cat exampleimage.tgz | docker import - example/imagelocal

  Import from a local file and tag

Import to docker via pipe and stdin:

    # cat exampleimageV2.tgz | docker import - example/imagelocal:V-2.0

  Import from a local directory

    # tar -c . | docker import - exampleimagedir

HISTORY

April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.io source material and internal work.

AUTHORS
William Henry.