Add information on buildah from man page on transports

Signed-off-by: Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>

Closes: #234
Approved by: rhatdan
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## DESCRIPTION ## DESCRIPTION
Creates a working container based upon the specified image name. If the Creates a working container based upon the specified image name. If the
supplied image name is "scratch" a new empty container is created. supplied image name is "scratch" a new empty container is created. Image names
uses a "transport":"details" format.
Multiple transports are supported:
**dir:**_path_
An existing local directory _path_ retrieving the manifest, layer tarballs and signatures as individual files. This is a non-standardized format, primarily useful for debugging or noninvasive container inspection.
**docker://**_docker-reference_ (Default)
An image in a registry implementing the "Docker Registry HTTP API V2". By default, uses the authorization state in `$HOME/.docker/config.json`, which is set e.g. using `(docker login)`.
**docker-archive:**_path_
An image is retrieved as a `docker load` formatted file.
**docker-daemon:**_docker-reference_
An image _docker-reference_ stored in the docker daemon internal storage. _docker-reference_ must contain either a tag or a digest. Alternatively, when reading images, the format can also be docker-daemon:algo:digest (an image ID).
**oci:**_path_**:**_tag_
An image _tag_ in a directory compliant with "Open Container Image Layout Specification" at _path_.
**ostree:**_image_[**@**_/absolute/repo/path_]
An image in local OSTree repository. _/absolute/repo/path_ defaults to _/ostree/repo_.
## RETURN VALUE ## RETURN VALUE
The container ID of the container that was created. On error, -1 is returned and errno is returned. The container ID of the container that was created. On error, -1 is returned and errno is returned.