DOCKER

Section: Docker User Manuals (1)
Updated: Jun 2025
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NAME

docke-containe-export- Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive

 

SYNOPSIS

docker container export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER

 

DESCRIPTION

Export the contents of a container's filesystem using the full or shortened container ID or container name. The output is exported to STDOUT and can be redirected to a tar file.

Stream to a file instead of STDOUT by using -o.

 

EXAMPLES

Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file called angry_bell.tar:

$ docker export angry_bell > angry_bell.tar $ docker export-output=angry_bel-latest.tar angry_bell $ ls-sh angry_bell.tar 321M angry_bell.tar $ ls-sh angry_bel-latest.tar 321M angry_bel-latest.tar

 

See also

docke-import(1) to create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it.

 

OPTIONS

-o, -output=""         Write to a file, instead of STDOUT

 

SEE ALSO

docke-container(1)

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