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authorbaude <bbaude@redhat.com>2018-05-15 08:15:08 -0500
committerAtomic Bot <atomic-devel@projectatomic.io>2018-05-15 20:38:56 +0000
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improve podman commit documentation and error messages
document --format|-f in the commit man page. also, improve the error message when user tries to use -m with the oci image format. Resolves: 765 Signed-off-by: baude <bbaude@redhat.com> Closes: #768 Approved by: rhatdan
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@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ Apply the following possible instructions to the created image:
**CMD** | **ENTRYPOINT** | **ENV** | **EXPOSE** | **LABEL** | **STOPSIGNAL** | **USER** | **VOLUME** | **WORKDIR**
Can be set multiple times
+**--format, -f**
+Set the format of the image manifest and metadata. The currently supported formats are _oci_ and _docker_. If
+not specifically set, the default format used is _oci_.
+
**--iidfile** *ImageIDfile*
Write the image ID to the file.
**--message, -m**
-Set commit message for committed image
+Set commit message for committed image. The message field is not supported in _oci_ format.
**--pause, -p**
Pause the container when creating an image