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  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd-importd.service</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd-importd.service</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd-importd.service</refname>
    <refname>systemd-importd</refname>
    <refpurpose>VM and container image import and export service</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><filename>systemd-importd.service</filename></para>
    <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-importd</filename></para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><command>systemd-importd</command> is a system service that allows importing, exporting and downloading of
    system images suitable for running as VM or containers. It is a companion service for
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and provides the implementation for
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
    <command>pull-raw</command>, <command>pull-tar</command>, <command>import-raw</command>,
    <command>import-tar</command>, <command>import-fs</command>, <command>export-raw</command>, and <command>export-tar</command> commands.</para>

    <para>See
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.import1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    and
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    for a description of the D-Bus API.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para><simplelist type="inline">
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
      <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-nspawn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
    </simplelist></para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>
