tldr/pages/common/podman-import.md

podman import

Import a tarball and save it as a filesystem image. See also: podman export, podman save. More information: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-import.1.html.

• Import a tarball from a local file and create an image:

podman import {{path/to/tarball.tar}} {{image:tag}}

• Import a tarball from a URL:

podman import {{https://example.com/image.tar}} {{image:tag}}

• Import a tarball and add a commit message:

podman import {{[-m|--message]}} "{{commit_message}}" {{path/to/tarball.tar}} {{image:tag}}

• Import a tarball and set a default command (required for running the container):

podman import {{[-c|--change]}} CMD={{/bin/bash}} {{path/to/tarball.tar}} {{image:tag}}