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