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NAME
docker-container-export - Export a container's filesystem as a tar ar-
chive
SYNOPSIS
docker container export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
DESCRIPTION
Export the contents of a container's filesystem using the full or
shortened container ID or container name. The output is exported to
STDOUT and can be redirected to a tar file.
Stream to a file instead of STDOUT by using -o.
EXAMPLES
Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file
called angry_bell.tar:
$ docker export angry_bell > angry_bell.tar
$ docker export --output=angry_bell-latest.tar angry_bell
$ ls -sh angry_bell.tar
321M angry_bell.tar
$ ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar
321M angry_bell-latest.tar
See also
docker-import(1) to create an empty filesystem image and import the
contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it.
OPTIONS
-o, --output="" Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
SEE ALSO
docker-container(1)
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