SYSTEMD-IMPORTD.SERVICE(8)

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version 261.3 · 16 versions
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💖 systemd-importd.service(8) — the manual page, but make it make sense 💖

okay bestie, so this is the page for systemd-importd.service — also known by its main-character binary name, systemd-importd. It's a page from the systemd manual, and we're gonna get through it together, no cap. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

systemd-importd.service, systemd-importd — literally the VM and container image import-and-export service. That's the whole vibe. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

systemd-importd.service
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-importd

that's it. two lines. she's lowkey minimal. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so systemd-importd is a system service, right? and what she does is she lets you import, export, and download disk images. that's her whole thing. that's her era. 🔥

and not just in a vague way — she's the actual implementation behind a bunch of importctl(1) commands, and the way that list goes is literally iconic, so let's name every single one, no skipping, okay? 👑

  • pull-raw
  • pull-tar
  • import-raw
  • import-tar
  • import-fs
  • export-raw
  • export-tar

seven commands, all served by her. ate and left no crumbs. 🍓

also!! if you wanna read about the D-Bus API (iykyk), go check out org.freedesktop.import1(5) and org.freedesktop.LogControl1(5) — those two describe it. that's where the details live. 🧚

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the friend group, in order:

and that's the page!! go read those, they're all so good. mwah. 💖

this lil masterpiece is from systemd 261.3, and the page itself is SYSTEMD-IMPORTD.SERVICE(8) — you're welcome, bestie. 🎀✨

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