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



SEE ALSO
       docker-container(1)

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