podman-save
Save container images to tar archives
TLDR
Save image to tar
$ podman save -o [image.tar] [image:tag]
Save to stdout$ podman save [image:tag] > [image.tar]
Save compressed$ podman save [image:tag] | gzip > [image.tar.gz]
Save multiple images$ podman save -o [images.tar] [image1:tag] [image2:tag]
SYNOPSIS
podman save [options] image...
DESCRIPTION
podman save saves one or more images to a tar archive. The archive preserves all image layers and metadata, suitable for transfer between systems.
Use podman load to restore saved images.
PARAMETERS
-o, --output file
Output file path.--compress
Compress layers.--format format
Output format (oci-archive, docker-archive).-q, --quiet
Suppress output.
EXAMPLES
$ # Save to file
podman save -o nginx.tar nginx:latest
# Save with compression
podman save myimage:v1 | gzip > myimage.tar.gz
# Save in OCI format
podman save --format oci-archive -o image.tar myimage
# Save multiple images
podman save -o all-images.tar image1:v1 image2:v2
# Transfer to another host
podman save myimage | ssh user@host podman load
podman save -o nginx.tar nginx:latest
# Save with compression
podman save myimage:v1 | gzip > myimage.tar.gz
# Save in OCI format
podman save --format oci-archive -o image.tar myimage
# Save multiple images
podman save -o all-images.tar image1:v1 image2:v2
# Transfer to another host
podman save myimage | ssh user@host podman load
FORMATS
$ docker-archive - Docker compatible (default)
oci-archive - OCI format
oci-dir - OCI directory layout
oci-archive - OCI format
oci-dir - OCI directory layout
CAVEATS
Archives can be large. Use podman export for filesystem-only export.
HISTORY
podman save is part of Podman by Red Hat, providing Docker-compatible image archival functionality.
SEE ALSO
podman-load(1), podman-export(1), podman-push(1)