Create a new filesystem image from the contents of a tarball (`.tar`, `.tar.gz`, `.tgz`, `.bzip`, `.tar.xz`, `.txz`) into it, then optionally tag it. # 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 # See also **docker-export(1)** to export the contents of a filesystem as a tar archive to STDOUT.