docker export
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Description
Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive
Usage
docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
Options
| Name, shorthand | Default | Description |
--output , -o |
Write to a file, instead of STDOUT |
Parent command
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| docker | The base command for the Docker CLI. |
Extended description
The docker export command does not export the contents of volumes associated
with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in
the container, docker export will export the contents of the underlying
directory, not the contents of the volume.
Refer to Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.
Examples
ch of these commands has the same result.
$ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
$ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda