% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals

 % Docker Community
 % JUNE 2014

 # NAME

 docker-export - Export the contents of a container's filesystem as a tar archive

 
 # SYNOPSIS

 **docker export**

 [**--help**]

 [**-o**|**--output**[=*""*]]

 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**.
 

 # OPTIONS

 **--help**
   Print usage statement

 **-o**, **--output**=""

   Write to a file, instead of STDOUT

 
 # 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.
 

 # HISTORY
 April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)

 based on docker.com source material and internal work.

 June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>

 January 2015, updated by Joseph Kern (josephakern at gmail dot com)