github.com/tompao/docker@v1.9.1/man/docker-export.1.md (about) 1 % DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals 2 % Docker Community 3 % JUNE 2014 4 # NAME 5 docker-export - Export the contents of a container's filesystem as a tar archive 6 7 # SYNOPSIS 8 **docker export** 9 [**--help**] 10 [**-o**|**--output**[=*""*]] 11 CONTAINER 12 13 # DESCRIPTION 14 Export the contents of a container's filesystem using the full or shortened 15 container ID or container name. The output is exported to STDOUT and can be 16 redirected to a tar file. 17 18 Stream to a file instead of STDOUT by using **-o**. 19 20 # OPTIONS 21 **--help** 22 Print usage statement 23 24 **-o**, **--output**="" 25 Write to a file, instead of STDOUT 26 27 # EXAMPLES 28 Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file 29 called angry_bell.tar: 30 31 # docker export angry_bell > angry_bell.tar 32 # docker export --output=angry_bell-latest.tar angry_bell 33 # ls -sh angry_bell.tar 34 321M angry_bell.tar 35 # ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar 36 321M angry_bell-latest.tar 37 38 # See also 39 **docker-import(1)** to create an empty filesystem image 40 and import the contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it. 41 42 # HISTORY 43 April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com) 44 based on docker.com source material and internal work. 45 June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> 46 January 2015, updated by Joseph Kern (josephakern at gmail dot com)