% podman-load(1) ## NAME podman\-load - Load an image from a container image archive into container storage ## SYNOPSIS **podman load** [*options*] [*name*[:*tag*]] **podman image load** [*options*] [*name*[:*tag*]] ## DESCRIPTION **podman load** loads an image from either an **oci-archive** or **docker-archive** stored on the local machine into container storage. **podman load** reads from stdin by default or a file if the **input** option is set. You can also specify a name for the image if the archive does not contain a named reference, of if you want an additional name for the local image. The **quiet** option suppresses the progress output when set. Note: `:` is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name. **podman [GLOBAL OPTIONS]** **podman load [GLOBAL OPTIONS]** **podman load [OPTIONS] NAME[:TAG]** ## OPTIONS **--input**, **-i**=*input* Read from archive file, default is STDIN. The remote client requires the use of this option. **--quiet**, **-q** Suppress the progress output **--help**, **-h** Print usage statement ## EXAMPLES ``` $ podman load --quiet -i fedora.tar ``` ``` $ podman load -q -i fedora.tar ``` ``` $ podman load < fedora.tar Getting image source signatures Copying blob sha256:5bef08742407efd622d243692b79ba0055383bbce12900324f75e56f589aedb0 0 B / 4.03 MB [---------------------------------------------------------------] Copying config sha256:7328f6f8b41890597575cbaadc884e7386ae0acc53b747401ebce5cf0d624560 0 B / 1.48 KB [---------------------------------------------------------------] Writing manifest to image destination Storing signatures Loaded image: registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:latest ``` ``` $ cat fedora.tar | podman load Getting image source signatures Copying blob sha256:5bef08742407efd622d243692b79ba0055383bbce12900324f75e56f589aedb0 0 B / 4.03 MB [---------------------------------------------------------------] Copying config sha256:7328f6f8b41890597575cbaadc884e7386ae0acc53b747401ebce5cf0d624560 0 B / 1.48 KB [---------------------------------------------------------------] Writing manifest to image destination Storing signatures Loaded image: registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:latest ``` ## SEE ALSO podman(1), podman-save(1), podman-tag(1) ## HISTORY July 2017, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani