docs/engine/reference/commandline/image_import.md

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title: docker image import
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## Examples
### Import from a remote location
# docker image import http://example.com/exampleimage.tgz example/imagerepo
### Import from a local file
Import to docker via pipe and stdin:
# cat exampleimage.tgz | docker image import - example/imagelocal
Import with a commit message.
# cat exampleimage.tgz | docker image import --message "New image imported from tarball" - exampleimagelocal:new
Import to a Docker image from a local file.
# docker image import /path/to/exampleimage.tgz
### Import from a local file and tag
Import to docker via pipe and stdin:
# cat exampleimageV2.tgz | docker image import - example/imagelocal:V-2.0
### Import from a local directory
# tar -c . | docker image import - exampleimagedir
### Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image
This example sets the docker image ENV variable DEBUG to true by default.
# tar -c . | docker image import -c="ENV DEBUG true" - exampleimagedir