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skopeo: Download an image from a registry.
$ skopeo copy docker://${registry_hostname}/${image:tag} dir:${path-to-directory}
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The command skopeo copy docker://${registry_hostname}/${image:tag} dir:${path-to-directory}
is used to copy a Docker image from a registry to a local directory.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
skopeo
: This is the command-line interface for working with container images and registries.copy
: This is the sub-command that instructsskopeo
to perform the copy operation.docker://${registry_hostname}/${image:tag}
: This is the source parameter, specifying the Docker image to be copied. It consists of:docker://
: This is the protocol prefix indicating that the image is from a Docker registry.${registry_hostname}
: This is the hostname of the Docker registry from where the image will be fetched.${image:tag}
: This specifies the name and tag of the Docker image to be copied.
dir:${path-to-directory}
: This is the destination parameter, specifying the directory where the Docker image will be copied to. It consists of:dir:
: This indicates that the destination is a local directory.${path-to-directory}
: This is the path to the directory where the image will be stored.
Overall, the command allows you to fetch a Docker image from a registry and save it to a local directory for further use.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.