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% podman-save(1)
## NAME
-podman\-save - Save an image to a container archive
+podman\-save - Save image(s) to an archive
## SYNOPSIS
**podman save** [*options*] *name*[:*tag*]
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ podman\-save - Save an image to a container archive
**podman save** saves an image to either **docker-archive**, **oci-archive**, **oci-dir** (directory with oci manifest type), or **docker-dir** (directory with v2s2 manifest type) on the local machine,
default is **docker-archive**. **podman save** writes to STDOUT by default and can be redirected to a
file using the **output** flag. The **quiet** flag suppresses the output when set.
+**podman save** will save parent layers of the image(s) and the image(s) can be loaded using **podman load**.
+To export the containers, use the **podman export**.
Note: `:` is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name.
**podman [GLOBAL OPTIONS]**
@@ -22,16 +24,16 @@ Note: `:` is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name.
## OPTIONS
-**--compress**
+#### **--compress**
Compress tarball image layers when pushing to a directory using the 'dir' transport. (default is same compression type, compressed or uncompressed, as source)
Note: This flag can only be set when using the **dir** transport i.e --format=oci-dir or --format-docker-dir
-**--output**, **-o**=*file*
+#### **--output**, **-o**=*file*
Write to a file, default is STDOUT
-**--format**=*format*
+#### **--format**=*format*
Save image to **oci-archive, oci-dir** (directory with oci manifest type), or **docker-dir** (directory with v2s2 manifest type)
```
@@ -40,15 +42,15 @@ Save image to **oci-archive, oci-dir** (directory with oci manifest type), or **
--format docker-dir
```
-**--multi-image-archive**, **-m**
+#### **--multi-image-archive**, **-m**
Allow for creating archives with more than one image. Additional names will be interpreted as images instead of tags. Only supported for **docker-archive**.
-**--quiet**, **-q**
+#### **--quiet**, **-q**
Suppress the output
-**--help**, **-h**
+#### **--help**, **-h**
Print usage statement