github.com/pwn-term/docker@v0.0.0-20210616085119-6e977cce2565/cli/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 --- 6 7 # export 8 9 ```markdown 10 Usage: docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER 11 12 Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive 13 14 Options: 15 --help Print usage 16 -o, --output string Write to a file, instead of STDOUT 17 ``` 18 19 ## Description 20 21 The `docker export` command does not export the contents of volumes associated 22 with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in 23 the container, `docker export` will export the contents of the *underlying* 24 directory, not the contents of the volume. 25 26 Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/#backup-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes) 27 in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume. 28 29 ## Examples 30 31 Each of these commands has the same result. 32 33 ```bash 34 $ docker export red_panda > latest.tar 35 ``` 36 37 ```bash 38 $ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda 39 ```