docker-cli/docs/reference/commandline/context_import.md

---
title: "context import"
description: "The context import command description and usage"
keywords: "context, import"
---

# context import

```markdown
Usage:  docker context import [OPTIONS] CONTEXT FILE|-

Import a context from a tar file
```

## Description

Imports a context previously exported with `docker context export`. To import
from stdin, use a hyphen (`-`) as filename.