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## NAME
podman\-artifact\-add - Add an OCI artifact to the local store

## SYNOPSIS
**podman artifact add** *name* *file* [*file*]...

## DESCRIPTION

Add an OCI artifact to the local store from the local filesystem.  You must
provide at least one file to create the artifact, but several can also be
added.

Artifacts automatically include a creation timestamp in the
`org.opencontainers.image.created` annotation using RFC3339Nano format. When using
the `--append` option, the original creation timestamp is preserved.


## OPTIONS

@@option annotation.manifest

Note: Set annotations for each file being added.

#### **--append**, **-a**

Append files to an existing artifact. This option cannot be used with the **--type** option.

#### **--file-type**

Set the media type of the artifact file instead of allowing detection to determine the type

#### **--help**

Print usage statement.

#### **--type**

Set a type for the artifact being added.

## EXAMPLES

Add a single file to an artifact

```
$ podman artifact add quay.io/myartifact/myml:latest /tmp/foobar.ml
0fe1488ecdef8cc4093e11a55bc048d9fc3e13a4ba846efd24b5a715006c95b3
```

Add multiple files to an artifact
```
$ podman artifact add quay.io/myartifact/myml:latest /tmp/foobar1.ml /tmp/foobar2.ml
1487acae11b5a30948c50762882036b41ac91a7b9514be8012d98015c95ddb78
```

Set an annotation for an artifact
```
$ podman artifact add --annotation date=2025-01-30 quay.io/myartifact/myml:latest /tmp/foobar1.ml
```

Append a file to an existing artifact
```
$ podman artifact add --append quay.io/myartifact/tarballs:latest /tmp/foobar.tar.gz
```

Override the media type of the artifact being added
```
$ podman artifact add --file-type text/yaml quay.io/myartifact/descriptors:latest /tmp/info.yaml
```


## SEE ALSO
**[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-artifact(1)](podman-artifact.1.md)**

## HISTORY
Jan 2025, Originally compiled by Brent Baude <bbaude@redhat.com>