# containers-storage-set-layer-data 1 "December 2020"

## NAME
containers-storage-set-layer-data - Set lookaside data for a layer

## SYNOPSIS
**containers-storage** **set-layer-data** [*options* [...]] *layerID* *dataName*

## DESCRIPTION
Sets a piece of named data which is associated with a layer.

## OPTIONS
**-f | --file** *filename*

Read the data contents from a file instead of stdin.

## EXAMPLE

    containers-storage set-layer-data \
     -f ./config.json \
     2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824 \
     configuration

## SEE ALSO
containers-storage-get-layer-data(1)
