(incus_image.md)= # `incus image` Manage images ## Synopsis ```{line-block} Description: Manage images Instances are created from images. Those images were themselves either generated from an existing instance or downloaded from an image server. When using remote images, the server will automatically cache images for you and remove them upon expiration. The image unique identifier is the hash (sha-256) of its representation as a compressed tarball (or for split images, the concatenation of the metadata and rootfs tarballs). Images can be referenced by their full hash, shortest unique partial hash or alias name (if one is set). ``` ``` incus image [flags] ``` ## Options inherited from parent commands ``` --debug Show all debug messages --force-local Force using the local unix socket -h, --help Print help --project Override the source project -q, --quiet Don't show progress information --sub-commands Use with help or --help to view sub-commands -v, --verbose Show all information messages --version Print version number ``` ## SEE ALSO * [incus](incus.md) - Command line client for Incus * [incus image alias](incus_image_alias.md) - Manage image aliases * [incus image copy](incus_image_copy.md) - Copy images between servers * [incus image delete](incus_image_delete.md) - Delete images * [incus image edit](incus_image_edit.md) - Edit image properties * [incus image export](incus_image_export.md) - Export and download images * [incus image get-property](incus_image_get-property.md) - Get image properties * [incus image import](incus_image_import.md) - Import images into the image store * [incus image info](incus_image_info.md) - Show useful information about images * [incus image list](incus_image_list.md) - List images * [incus image refresh](incus_image_refresh.md) - Refresh images * [incus image set-property](incus_image_set-property.md) - Set image properties * [incus image show](incus_image_show.md) - Show image properties * [incus image unset-property](incus_image_unset-property.md) - Unset image properties ```{toctree} :titlesonly: :glob: :hidden: image/* ```