DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1) (NAME) docker-image-load - tar STDIN (SYNOPSIS) docker image load [OPTIONS] (DESCRIPTION) tar . . . (EXAMPLES) $ docker images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE busybox latest 769b9341d937 7 weeks ago 2.489 MB $ docker load --input fedora.tar # [] Loaded image: fedora:rawhide # [] Loaded image: fedora:20 # [] $ docker images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE busybox latest 769b9341d937 7 weeks ago 2.489 MB fedora rawhide 0d20aec6529d 7 weeks ago 387 MB fedora 20 58394af37342 7 weeks ago 385.5 MB fedora heisenbug 58394af37342 7 weeks ago 385.5 MB fedora latest 58394af37342 7 weeks ago 385.5 MB (See also) docker-image-save(1) tar ( STDOUT ). (OPTIONS) -i, --input="" tar STDIN --platform=[] () . "os[/arch[/variant]]" ( "linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8"). -q, --quiet[=false] (SEE ALSO) docker-image(1) Docker Community Aug 2026 DOCKER(1)