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diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md index 308a3493b..177709a43 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ % podman-load(1) ## NAME -podman\-load - Load an image from a container image archive into container storage +podman\-load - Load image(s) from a tar archive into container storage ## SYNOPSIS **podman load** [*options*] [*name*[:*tag*]] @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ podman\-load - Load an image from a container image archive into container stora ## DESCRIPTION **podman load** loads an image from either an **oci-archive** or a **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. +**podman load** is used for loading from the archive generated by **podman save**, that includes the image parent layers. To load the archive of container's filesystem created by **podman export**, use **podman import**. The local client further supports loading an **oci-dir** or a **docker-dir** as created with **podman save** (1). @@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ Note: `:` is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name. ## OPTIONS -**--input**, **-i**=*input* +#### **--input**, **-i**=*input* Read from archive file, default is STDIN. @@ -34,11 +35,11 @@ The remote client requires the use of this option. NOTE: Use the environment variable `TMPDIR` to change the temporary storage location of container images. Podman defaults to use `/var/tmp`. -**--quiet**, **-q** +#### **--quiet**, **-q** Suppress the progress output -**--help**, **-h** +#### **--help**, **-h** Print usage statement |