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NAME

6       docker-export - Export the contents of a container's filesystem as a
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SYNOPSIS

12       docker export [--help] [-o|--output[=""]] CONTAINER
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DESCRIPTION

17       Export the contents of a container's filesystem using the full or
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OPTIONS

27       --help
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EXAMPLES

37       Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file
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42              # docker export --output=angry_bell-latest.tar angry_bell
43              # ls -sh angry_bell.tar
44              321M angry_bell.tar
45              # ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar
46              321M angry_bell-latest.tar
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See also

52       docker-import(1) to create an empty filesystem image and import the
53       contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it.
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HISTORY

58       April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot
59       com) based on docker.com source material and internal work.  June 2014,
60       updated by Sven Dowideit ⟨SvenDowideit@home.org.au⟩ January 2015,
61       updated by Joseph Kern (josephakern at gmail dot com)
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