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command: docker container export
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short: Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
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Export the contents of a container's filesystem using the full or shortened
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container ID or container name. The output is exported to STDOUT and can be
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redirected to a tar file.
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Stream to a file instead of STDOUT by using **-o**.
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# EXAMPLES
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Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file
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called angry_bell.tar:
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# docker export angry_bell > angry_bell.tar
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# docker export --output=angry_bell-latest.tar angry_bell
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# ls -sh angry_bell.tar
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321M angry_bell.tar
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# ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar
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321M angry_bell-latest.tar
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# See also
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**docker-import(1)** to create an empty filesystem image
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and import the contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it.
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usage: docker container export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
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pname: docker container
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plink: docker_container.yaml
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options:
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- option: output
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shorthand: o
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description: Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
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