docker-load

Load image from tar file

$ docker load -i [image.tar]

$ cat [image.tar] | docker load

$ gunzip -c [image.tar.gz] | docker load

$ docker load -q -i [image.tar]

docker load [options]

docker load loads an image from a tar archive or STDIN. Restores both images and tags saved by docker save. This command is the counterpart to docker save, enabling image transfer between systems without using a registry. Useful for air-gapped environments or offline distribution.

-i, --input file

Read from tar archive file.

Suppress load output.

docker-image-load(1), docker-save(1)