@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ weight=1

 # import

-    Usage: docker import URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

+    Usage: docker import file|URL|- [REPOSITORY[:TAG]]

     Create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the

 	tarball (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, .txz) into it, then

@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ weight=1

       -c, --change=[]     Apply specified Dockerfile instructions while importing the image

-URLs must start with `http` and point to a single file archive (.tar,

-.tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, or .txz) containing a root filesystem. If

-you would like to import from a local directory or archive, you can use

-the `-` parameter to take the data from `STDIN`.

+You can specify a `URL` or `-` (dash) to take data directly from `STDIN`. The

+`URL` can point to an archive (.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .bzip, .tar.xz, or .txz)

+containing a fileystem or to an individual file on the Docker host.  If you

+specify an archive, Docker untars it in the container relative to the `/`

+(root). If you specify an individual file, you must specify the full path within

+the host. To import from a remote location, specify a `URI` that begins with the

+`http://` or `https://` protocol.

 The `--change` option will apply `Dockerfile` instructions to the image

 that is created.

@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@ Import to docker via pipe and `STDIN`.

     $ cat exampleimage.tgz | docker import - exampleimagelocal:new

+Import to docker from a local archive.

+

+    $ docker import /path/to/exampleimage.tgz

+

 **Import from a local directory:**

     $ sudo tar -c . | docker import - exampleimagedir