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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
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