Downloading large images or files in Docker can be opaque. Tools to help:
| Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | | Copy files from a running container to host (reverse download) | | dive | Analyze image layers to see what was downloaded and where bloat occurs | | skopeo | Copy images between registries without a Docker daemon — excellent for offline or CI | | crane (Google) | Interact with registries; crane pull downloads an image to a tarball | | regctl | Registry CLI tool — can copy, list tags, and download manifests | docer downloader