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dimgx - Docker IMaGe layer eXtractor (and flattener)

[v0.2.4 Supported Python Implementations]

dimgx extracts and flattens Docker image layers. It is licensed under the MIT License. Source code is available on GitHub. See the docs for more information.

Examples

% dimgx -h
usage:
dimgx [options] [-l LAYER_SPEC] ... [-t PATH] IMAGE_SPEC
dimgx -h # for help

Docker IMaGe layer eXtractor (and flattener)
...

% dimgx nifty-box # show layers for "nifty-box[:latest]"
REPO TAG                IMAGE ID        PARENT ID       CREATED         LAYER SIZE      VIRTUAL SIZE
nifty-box               6667bbd4093c    82e5dcafc08c    18 hours ago    18.8 MB         144.0 MB
-                       82e5dcafc08c    cd5e80677a53    18 hours ago    1.8 kB          125.2 MB
-                       cd5e80677a53    df2a0347c9d0    18 hours ago    0 Bytes         125.2 MB
debian:jessie           df2a0347c9d0    39bb80489af7    21 hours ago    0 Bytes         125.2 MB
-                       39bb80489af7    -               21 hours ago    125.2 MB        125.2 MB

% dimgx -l df2a:82ef nifty-box # show only the second through fourth layers
IMAGE TAG               IMAGE ID        PARENT ID       CREATED         LAYER SIZE      VIRTUAL SIZE
-                       82e5dcafc08c    cd5e80677a53    18 hours ago    1.8 kB          125.2 MB
-                       cd5e80677a53    df2a0347c9d0    18 hours ago    0 Bytes         125.2 MB
debian:jessie           df2a0347c9d0    39bb80489af7    21 hours ago    0 Bytes         125.2 MB

% dimgx -l cd5e:6667 -t nifty.tar nifty-box # extract the third through fifth layers
% du -hs nifty.tar
 18M    nifty.tar

Issues

dimgx does what I want, so I’m just maintaining it at this point. If you find a bug, or want a feature, please file an issue (if it hasn’t already been filed). If you’re willing and able, consider contributing.

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