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Provided by: docker.io_26.1.3-0ubuntu1~20.04.1_amd64 bug

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
       docker-container(1)