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Add missing documentation to cli/import.md

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PR #11907 added support for import using file (path), but it missed
the update of cli/import.md. This fixes that.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm>
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# import # import
Usage: docker import URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]] Usage: docker import file|URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]
Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the
tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then
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-c, --change=[] Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image -c, --change=[] Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image
URLs must start with `http` and point to a single file archive (.tar, You can specify a `URL` or `-` (dash) to take data directly from `STDIN`. The
.tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, or .txz) containing a root filesystem. If `URL` can point to an archive (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, or .txz)
you would like to import from a local directory or archive, you can use containing a fileystem or to an individual file on the Docker host. If you
the `-` parameter to take the data from `STDIN`. specify an archive, Docker untars it in the container relative to the `/`
(root). If you specify an individual file, you must specify the full path within
the host. To import from a remote location, specify a `URI` that begins with the
`http://` or `https://` protocol.
The `--change` option will apply `Dockerfile` instructions to the image The `--change` option will apply `Dockerfile` instructions to the image
that is created. that is created.
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$ cat exampleimage.tgz | docker import - exampleimagelocal:new $ cat exampleimage.tgz | docker import - exampleimagelocal:new
Import to docker from a local archive.
$ docker import /path/to/exampleimage.tgz
**Import from a local directory:** **Import from a local directory:**
$ sudo tar -c . | docker import - exampleimagedir $ sudo tar -c . | docker import - exampleimagedir