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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ weight=1
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# import
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- Usage: docker import URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]
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+ Usage: docker import file|URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]
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Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the
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tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then
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@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ weight=1
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-c, --change=[] Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image
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-URLs must start with `http` and point to a single file archive (.tar,
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-.tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, or .txz) containing a root filesystem. If
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-you would like to import from a local directory or archive, you can use
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-the `-` parameter to take the data from `STDIN`.
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+You can specify a `URL` or `-` (dash) to take data directly from `STDIN`. The
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+`URL` can point to an archive (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, or .txz)
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+containing a fileystem or to an individual file on the Docker host. If you
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+specify an archive, Docker untars it in the container relative to the `/`
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+(root). If you specify an individual file, you must specify the full path within
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+the host. To import from a remote location, specify a `URI` that begins with the
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+`http://` or `https://` protocol.
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The `--change` option will apply `Dockerfile` instructions to the image
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that is created.
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@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@ Import to docker via pipe and `STDIN`.
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$ cat exampleimage.tgz | docker import - exampleimagelocal:new
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+Import to docker from a local archive.
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+
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+ $ docker import /path/to/exampleimage.tgz
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**Import from a local directory:**
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$ sudo tar -c . | docker import - exampleimagedir
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