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% podman-volume-import 1
## NAME
podman\-volume\-import - Import tarball contents into an existing podman volume
## SYNOPSIS
**podman volume import** *volume* [*source*]
## DESCRIPTION
**podman volume import** imports the contents of a tarball into the podman volume's mount point.
The contents of the volume is merged with the content of the tarball with the latter taking precedence.
**podman volume import** can consume piped input when using `-` as source path.
The given volume must already exist and is not created by podman volume import.
Note: Following command is not supported by podman-remote.
#### **--help**
Print usage statement
## EXAMPLES
Import named volume content from the specified file.
```
$ podman volume import myvol test.tar
```
Import named volume content from stdin.
```
$ gunzip -c hello.tar.gz | podman volume import myvol -
```
Export the content from named volume and pipe it into the named volume via stdin.
```
$ podman volume export oldmyvol | podman volume import myvol -
```
## SEE ALSO
**[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-volume(1)](podman-volume.1.md)**, **[podman-volume-export(1)](podman-volume-export.1.md)**
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