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6 <refentry id="systemd-importd.service" conditional='ENABLE_IMPORTD'>
9 <title>systemd-importd.service</title>
10 <productname>systemd</productname>
14 <refentrytitle>systemd-importd.service</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
19 <refname>systemd-importd.service</refname>
20 <refname>systemd-importd</refname>
21 <refpurpose>VM and container image import and export service</refpurpose>
25 <para><filename>systemd-importd.service</filename></para>
26 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-importd</filename></para>
30 <title>Description</title>
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>
40 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.import1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
42 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
43 for a description of the D-Bus API.</para>
47 <title>See Also</title>
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>