docker container export
| Description | Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive |
|---|---|
| Usage | docker container export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER |
| Aliases | docker export |
Description
The docker export command doesn't 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 exports 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.
Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-o, --output | Write to a file, instead of STDOUT |
Examples
The following commands produce the same result.
$ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
$ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda