DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/apptainer-pull.md

apptainer pull

Pull container images from remote sources. See also: apptainer-push. More information: https://apptainer.org/docs/user/main/cli/apptainer_pull.html.

• Pull a container from Docker Hub:

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

• Pull a container from the Container Library:

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

• Pull a container from an OCI registry:

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

• Pull a container for a specific architecture:

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

• Force overwrite an existing image file:

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

• Pull a container as a writable sandbox directory:

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

• Pull a container without using the cache:

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

• Display help:

apptainer pull {{[-h|--help]}}