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NAME
       docker-image-load - Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN



SYNOPSIS
       docker image load [OPTIONS]



DESCRIPTION
       Loads a tarred repository from a file or the standard input stream.
       Restores both images and tags. Write image names or IDs imported it
       standard output stream.



EXAMPLES
       $ docker images
       REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
       busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
       $ docker load --input fedora.tar
       # [<?>]
       Loaded image: fedora:rawhide
       # [<?>]
       Loaded image: fedora:20
       # [<?>]
       $ docker images
       REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
       busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
       fedora              rawhide             0d20aec6529d        7 weeks ago         387 MB
       fedora              20                  58394af37342        7 weeks ago         385.5 MB
       fedora              heisenbug           58394af37342        7 weeks ago         385.5 MB
       fedora              latest              58394af37342        7 weeks ago         385.5 MB




See also
       docker-image-save(1) to save one or more images to a tar archive
       (streamed to STDOUT by default).



OPTIONS
       -h, --help[=false]  help for load


       -i, --input=""      Read from tar archive file, instead of STDIN


       -q, --quiet[=false]      Suppress the load output



SEE ALSO
       docker-image(1)

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