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    11  # export
    12  
    13  ```markdown
    14  Usage:  docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
    15  
    16  Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
    17  
    18  Options:
    19        --help            Print usage
    20    -o, --output string   Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
    21  ```
    22  
    23  The `docker export` command does not export the contents of volumes associated
    24  with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in
    25  the container, `docker export` will export the contents of the *underlying*
    26  directory, not the contents of the volume.
    27  
    28  Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data
    29  volumes](../../tutorials/dockervolumes.md#backup-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes) in
    30  the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.
    31  
    32  ## Examples
    33  
    34      $ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
    35  
    36  Or
    37  
    38      $ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda