github.com/flavio/docker@v0.1.3-0.20170117145210-f63d1a6eec47/docs/reference/commandline/export.md (about)

     1  ---
     2  title: "export"
     3  description: "The export command description and usage"
     4  keywords: "export, file, system, container"
     5  ---
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    16  # export
    17  
    18  ```markdown
    19  Usage:  docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
    20  
    21  Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
    22  
    23  Options:
    24        --help            Print usage
    25    -o, --output string   Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
    26  ```
    27  
    28  The `docker export` command does not export the contents of volumes associated
    29  with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in
    30  the container, `docker export` will export the contents of the *underlying*
    31  directory, not the contents of the volume.
    32  
    33  Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data
    34  volumes](https://docs.docker.com/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes/#backup-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes) in
    35  the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.
    36  
    37  ## Examples
    38  
    39      $ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
    40  
    41  Or
    42  
    43      $ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda