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NAME

docker-load - Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN

SYNOPSIS

docker load [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Alias for docker image load.

OPTIONS

-i, --input="" Read from tar archive file, instead of STDIN

--platform=[] Load only the given platform(s). Formatted as a comma-separated list of "os[/arch[/variant]]" (e.g., "linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8").

-q, --quiet[=false] Suppress the load output

SEE ALSO

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