---
name: "docker-load"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "docker"
version: "1:29.9.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/docker-load"
---

# docker-load(1)

Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN

## 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

**[docker(1)](/docker/1.md)**