docs/source/reference/minio-mc/mc-ilm-import.rst

mc ilm import

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mc ilm import

Syntax

The mc ilm import command imports an object lifecycle management configuration and applies it to a MinIO bucket.

The mc ilm import command imports from STDIN by default. You can input the contents from a .json file, such as one produced by mc ilm export.

EXAMPLE

The following command imports the lifecycle management configuration from mydata-lifecycle-config.json and applies it to the mydata bucket on the myminio deployment:

mc ilm import myminio/mydata <> mydata-lifecycle-config.json

SYNTAX

The command has the following syntax:

mc [GLOBALFLAGS] ilm import ALIAS < STDIN

Parameters

ALIAS

Required The alias <alias> and full path to the bucket on the MinIO deployment into which to import object lifecycle management rules. For example:

mc ilm import myminio/mydata < bucket-lifecycle.json

Global Flags

Examples

Import the Bucket Lifecycle Management Configuration

Example

The following command imports the bucket lifecycle management configuration from the bucket-lifecycle.json file:

mc ilm import myminio/mybucket < bucket-lifecycle.json

Syntax

mc ilm import ALIAS < file.json

• Replace ALIAS with the alias <alias> of the MinIO deployment and the bucket into which to import object lifecycle management rules:

  myminio/mydata

• Replace file.json with the name of the file from which to import the lifecycle management rules.

Behavior

Importing Configuration Overrides Existing Rules

mc ilm import replaces the current bucket lifecycle management rules with those defined in the imported JSON configuration.

S3 Compatibility