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# Open Container Initiative Image Format Specification
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# Open Container Initiative
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## Image Format Specification
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This specification defines an OCI Image, consisting of a [manifest](manifest.md), a [manifest list](manifest-list.md) (optional), a set of [filesystem layers](layer.md), and a [configuration](config.md).
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The goal of this specification is to enable the creation of interoperable tools for building, transporting, and preparing a container image to run.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119) (Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997).
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An implementation is not compliant if it fails to satisfy one or more of the MUST, REQUIRED, or SHALL requirements for the protocols it implements.
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An implementation is compliant if it satisfies all the MUST, REQUIRED, and SHALL requirements for the protocols it implements.
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# Overview
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##Overview
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At a high level the image manifest contains metadata about the contents and dependencies of the image including the content-addressable identity of one or more [filesystem layer changeset](layer.md) archives that will be unpacked to make up the final runnable filesystem.
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The image configuration includes information such as application arguments, environments, etc.
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## Understanding the Specification
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###Understanding the Specification
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The [OCI Image Media Types](media-types.md) document is a starting point to understanding the overall structure of the specification.
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