---
name: "podman-image"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "podman"
version: "6.1.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/podman-image"
---

# podman-image(1)

Manage images

## NAME

podman-image - Manage images

## SYNOPSIS

**podman image** *subcommand*

## DESCRIPTION

The image command allows the management of images

## COMMANDS

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Command** | **Man Page** | **Description** |
| build | [podman-build(1)](/podman-build/1.md) | Build a container using a Dockerfile. |
| diff | [podman-image-diff(1)](/podman-image-diff/1.md) | Inspect changes on an image's filesystem. |
| exists | [podman-image-exists(1)](/podman-image-exists/1.md) | Check if an image exists in local storage. |
| history | [podman-history(1)](/podman-history/1.md) | Show the history of an image. |
| import | [podman-import(1)](/podman-import/1.md) | Import a tarball and save it as a filesystem image. |
| inspect | [podman-image-inspect(1)](/podman-image-inspect/1.md) | Display an image's configuration. |
| list | [podman-images(1)](/podman-images/1.md) | List the container images on the system.(alias ls) |
| load | [podman-load(1)](/podman-load/1.md) | Load an image from the docker archive. |
| mount | [podman-image-mount(1)](/podman-image-mount/1.md) | Mount an image's root filesystem. |
| prune | [podman-image-prune(1)](/podman-image-prune/1.md) | Remove all unused images from the local store. |
| pull | [podman-pull(1)](/podman-pull/1.md) | Pull an image from a registry. |
| push | [podman-push(1)](/podman-push/1.md) | Push an image from local storage to elsewhere. |
| rm | [podman-rmi(1)](/podman-rmi/1.md) | Remove one or more locally stored images. |
| save | [podman-save(1)](/podman-save/1.md) | Save an image to docker-archive or oci. |
| scp | [podman-image-scp(1)](/podman-image-scp/1.md) | Securely copy an image from one host to another. |
| search | [podman-search(1)](/podman-search/1.md) | Search a registry for an image. |
| sign | [podman-image-sign(1)](/podman-image-sign/1.md) | Create a signature for an image. |
| tag | [podman-tag(1)](/podman-tag/1.md) | Add an additional name to a local image. |
| tree | [podman-image-tree(1)](/podman-image-tree/1.md) | Print layer hierarchy of an image in a tree format. |
| trust | [podman-image-trust(1)](/podman-image-trust/1.md) | Manage container registry image trust policy. |
| unmount | [podman-image-unmount(1)](/podman-image-unmount/1.md) | Unmount an image's root filesystem. |
| untag | [podman-untag(1)](/podman-untag/1.md) | Remove one or more names from a locally-stored image. |

## SEE ALSO

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