podman-load
Load container images from archives
TLDR
Load image from archive
$ podman load -i [image.tar]
Load from stdin$ cat [image.tar] | podman load
Load with new name$ podman load -i [archive.tar]
SYNOPSIS
podman load [options]
DESCRIPTION
podman load restores container images from tar archives previously created by podman save or docker save. Unlike podman import, it preserves all image layers, metadata, tags, and build history.The archive can be read from a file with -i or piped from stdin. This is the standard way to transfer complete images between systems without using a registry.
PARAMETERS
-i, --input FILE
Input archive file.-q, --quiet
Suppress output.
INSTALL
sudo apt install podman
sudo dnf install podman
sudo pacman -S podman
sudo apk add podman
sudo zypper install podman
brew install podman
nix profile install nixpkgs#podman
CAVEATS
Use with podman save archives. OCI format compatible.
HISTORY
podman load provides image archive loading functionality.
SEE ALSO
podman(1), podman-save(1), podman-import(1)
