(lxc_image.md)=
# `lxc image`

Manage images

## Synopsis

Description:
  Manage images

  In LXD 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, LXD 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).



```
lxc 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

* [lxc](lxc.md)	 - Command line client for LXD
* [lxc image alias](lxc_image_alias.md)	 - Manage image aliases
* [lxc image copy](lxc_image_copy.md)	 - Copy images between servers
* [lxc image delete](lxc_image_delete.md)	 - Delete images
* [lxc image edit](lxc_image_edit.md)	 - Edit image properties
* [lxc image export](lxc_image_export.md)	 - Export and download images
* [lxc image get-property](lxc_image_get-property.md)	 - Get image properties
* [lxc image import](lxc_image_import.md)	 - Import images into the image store
* [lxc image info](lxc_image_info.md)	 - Show useful information about images
* [lxc image list](lxc_image_list.md)	 - List images
* [lxc image refresh](lxc_image_refresh.md)	 - Refresh images
* [lxc image set-property](lxc_image_set-property.md)	 - Set image properties
* [lxc image show](lxc_image_show.md)	 - Show image properties
* [lxc image unset-property](lxc_image_unset-property.md)	 - Unset image properties

```{toctree}
:titlesonly:
:glob:
:hidden:

image/*
```