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NAME¶
docker-container-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_bell-latest.tar angry_bell $ ls -sh angry_bell.tar 321M angry_bell.tar $ ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar 321M angry_bell-latest.tar
See also¶
docker-import(1) to create an empty filesystem image and import the contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it.
OPTIONS¶
-h, --help[=false] help for export
-o, --output="" Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
SEE ALSO¶
Sep 2024 | Docker Community |