skopeo

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"https://cdn.rawgit.com/containers/skopeo/main/docs/skopeo.svg\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Skopeo\"\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n----\n![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg)\n![GitHub release (latest SemVer)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/containers/skopeo)\n[![OpenSSF Best Practices](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/10516/badge)](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/10516)\n\n`skopeo` is a command line utility that performs various operations on container images and image repositories.\n\n`skopeo` does not require the user to be running as root to do most of its operations.\n\n`skopeo` does not require a daemon to be running to perform its operations.\n\n`skopeo` can work with [OCI images](https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec) as well as the original Docker v2 images.\n\nSkopeo works with API V2 container image registries such as [docker.io](https://docker.io) and [quay.io](https://quay.io) registries, private registries, local directories and local OCI-layout directories. Skopeo can perform operations which consist of:\n\n * Copying an image from and to various storage mechanisms.\n   For example you can copy images from one registry to another, without requiring privilege.\n * Inspecting a remote image showing its properties including its layers, without requiring you to pull the image to the host.\n * Deleting an image from an image repository.\n * Syncing an external image repository to an internal registry for air-gapped deployments.\n * When required by the repository, skopeo can pass the appropriate credentials and certificates for authentication.\n\n Skopeo operates on the following image and repository types:\n\n * containers-storage:docker-reference\n         An image located in a local containers/storage image store.  Both the location and image store are specified in /etc/containers/storage.conf. (This is  the backend for [Podman](https://podman.io), [CRI-O](https://cri-o.io), [Buildah](https://buildah.io) and friends)\n\n * d",
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  "one_liner": "Command-line utility for managing container images across registries without requiring root or a daemon.",
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  "why_use_this": "Skopeo lets you inspect, copy, sync, and delete container images directly from registries (Docker Hub, Quay, private registries) without pulling them locally or running a container daemon\u2014useful for CI/CD, air-gapped deployments, and registry mirroring. It supports both OCI and Docker v2 image formats and runs unprivileged."
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