docker-load
load Docker images from tar archives
TLDR
Load image from tar file
$ docker load -i [image.tar]
Load from stdin$ cat [image.tar] | docker load
Load a gzip-compressed archive$ docker load -i [image.tar.gz]
Load with quiet output$ docker load -q -i [image.tar]
Load from a remote URL via curl$ curl -sSL [https://example.com/image.tar.gz] | docker load
SYNOPSIS
docker load [options]
DESCRIPTION
docker load loads an image from a tar archive or STDIN. Restores both images and tags saved by docker save. This command is the counterpart to docker save, enabling image transfer between systems without using a registry. Useful for air-gapped environments or offline distribution.
PARAMETERS
-i, --input file
Read from a tar archive file instead of STDIN. The tarball may be compressed with gzip, bzip2, or xz.-q, --quiet
Suppress the load output and progress bar.--platform string
Load only the specified platform image from a multi-platform archive (e.g., linux/amd64).
INSTALL
sudo apt install docker-cli
sudo dnf install docker-cli
sudo pacman -S docker
sudo apk add docker-cli
sudo zypper install docker
brew install docker
nix profile install nixpkgs#docker
SEE ALSO
docker-image-load(1), docker-save(1), docker-images(1), docker-pull(1), docker(1)