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# skopeo

> Container image management toolbox.
> Provides various utility commands to manage remote container images.
> More information: <https://github.com/containers/skopeo/blob/main/docs/skopeo.1.md>.

- Inspect a remote image from a registry:

`skopeo inspect docker://{{registry_hostname}}/{{image:tag}}`

- List available tags for a remote image:

`skopeo list-tags docker://{{registry_hostname}}/{{image}}`

- Download an image from a registry:

`skopeo copy docker://{{registry_hostname}}/{{image:tag}} dir:{{path/to/directory}}`

- Copy an image from one registry to another:

`skopeo copy docker://{{source_registry}}/{{image:tag}} docker://{{destination_registry}}/{{image:tag}}`

- Delete an image from a registry:

`skopeo delete docker://{{registry_hostname}}/{{image:tag}}`

- Log in to a registry:

`skopeo login --username {{username}} {{registry_hostname}}`
