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6<refentry id="systemd-importd.service" conditional='ENABLE_IMPORTD'>
7
8  <refentryinfo>
9    <title>systemd-importd.service</title>
10    <productname>systemd</productname>
11  </refentryinfo>
12
13  <refmeta>
14    <refentrytitle>systemd-importd.service</refentrytitle>
15    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
16  </refmeta>
17
18  <refnamediv>
19    <refname>systemd-importd.service</refname>
20    <refname>systemd-importd</refname>
21    <refpurpose>VM and container image import and export service</refpurpose>
22  </refnamediv>
23
24  <refsynopsisdiv>
25    <para><filename>systemd-importd.service</filename></para>
26    <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-importd</filename></para>
27  </refsynopsisdiv>
28
29  <refsect1>
30    <title>Description</title>
31
32    <para><command>systemd-importd</command> is a system service that allows importing, exporting and downloading of
33    system images suitable for running as VM or containers. It is a companion service for
34    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and provides the implementation for
35    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
36    <command>pull-raw</command>, <command>pull-tar</command>, <command>import-raw</command>,
37    <command>import-tar</command>, <command>import-fs</command>, <command>export-raw</command>, and <command>export-tar</command> commands.</para>
38
39    <para>See
40    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.import1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
41    and
42    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
43    for a description of the D-Bus API.</para>
44  </refsect1>
45
46  <refsect1>
47    <title>See Also</title>
48    <para>
49      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
50      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
51      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
52      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-nspawn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
53    </para>
54  </refsect1>
55
56</refentry>
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