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.\"     Title: ostree export
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.\"    Manual: ostree export
.\"    Source: OSTree
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.TH "OSTREE EXPORT" "1" "" "OSTree" "ostree export"
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.SH "NAME"
ostree-export \- Generate a tar archive from an OSTree commit
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBostree\ export\fR\ 'u
\fBostree export\fR [OPTIONS...] {BRANCH}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This command generates a GNU tar formatted archive from an OSTree commit\&. This is useful for cases like backups, converting OSTree commits into Docker images, and the like\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fB$ ostree export exampleos/x86_64/standard | gzip > exampleos\-standard\&.tar\&.gz\fR