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apptainer-pull

GNU

Pull container images from remote sources. See also: `apptainer-push`.

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curl https://curlhub.sh/man/apptainer-pull

same page, in your terminal

Examples

Pull a container from Docker Hub GNU

apptainer pull path/to/image.sif docker://image:tag

Pull a container from the Container Library GNU

apptainer pull path/to/image.sif library://user/collection/container:tag

Pull a container from an OCI registry GNU

apptainer pull path/to/image.sif oras://registry/namespace/image:tag

Pull a container for a specific architecture GNU

apptainer pull --arch amd64|arm64|ppc64le path/to/image.sif library://image:tag

Force overwrite an existing image file GNU

apptainer pull [-F|--force] path/to/image.sif docker://image:tag

Pull a container as a writable sandbox directory GNU

apptainer pull --sandbox path/to/directory docker://image:tag

Pull a container without using the cache GNU

apptainer pull --disable-cache path/to/image.sif docker://image:tag

Display help GNU

apptainer pull [-h|--help]