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% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JUNE 2014

NAME

docker-import - Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then optionally tag it.

SYNOPSIS

docker import [-c|--change[= []]] [--help**] URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

OPTIONS

-c, --change=[] Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image Supported Dockerfile instructions: CMD|ENTRYPOINT|ENV|EXPOSE|ONBUILD|USER|VOLUME|WORKDIR

DESCRIPTION

Create a new filesystem image from the contents of a tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then optionally tag it.

OPTIONS

--help Print usage statement

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

Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image

This example sets the docker image ENV variable DEBUG to true by default.

# tar -c . | docker import -c="ENV DEBUG true" - exampleimagedir

See also

docker-export(1) to export the contents of a filesystem as a tar archive to STDOUT.

HISTORY

April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) based on docker.com source material and internal work. June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit SvenDowideit@home.org.au