docker export / docker container export

Description

Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive

Usage

docker container export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER

Extended description

The docker export command does not export the contents of volumes associated with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in the container, docker export will export the contents of the underlying directory, not the contents of the volume.

Refer to Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.

For example uses of this command, refer to the examples section below.

Options

Name, shorthand	Default	Description
`--output , -o`		Write to a file, instead of STDOUT

Examples

Each of these commands has the same result.

$ docker export red_panda > latest.tar

$ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda

Parent command

Command	Description
docker container	Manage containers

Command	Description
docker container attach	Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container
docker container commit	Create a new image from a container’s changes
docker container cp	Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem
docker container create	Create a new container
docker container diff	Inspect changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem
docker container exec	Run a command in a running container
docker container export	Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive
docker container inspect	Display detailed information on one or more containers
docker container kill	Kill one or more running containers
docker container logs	Fetch the logs of a container
docker container ls	List containers
docker container pause	Pause all processes within one or more containers
docker container port	List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container
docker container prune	Remove all stopped containers
docker container rename	Rename a container
docker container restart	Restart one or more containers
docker container rm	Remove one or more containers
docker container run	Run a command in a new container
docker container start	Start one or more stopped containers
docker container stats	Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics
docker container stop	Stop one or more running containers
docker container top	Display the running processes of a container
docker container unpause	Unpause all processes within one or more containers
docker container update	Update configuration of one or more containers
docker container wait	Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes