| --- |
| title: "context export" |
| description: "The context export command description and usage" |
| keywords: "context, export" |
| --- |
| |
| # context export |
| |
| ```markdown |
| Usage: docker context export [OPTIONS] CONTEXT [FILE|-] |
| |
| Export a context to a tar or kubeconfig file |
| |
| Options: |
| --kubeconfig Export as a kubeconfig file |
| ``` |
| |
| ## Description |
| |
| Exports a context in a file that can then be used with `docker context import` |
| (or with `kubectl` if `--kubeconfig` is set). Default output filename is |
| `<CONTEXT>.dockercontext`, or `<CONTEXT>.kubeconfig` if `--kubeconfig` is set. |
| To export to `STDOUT`, you can run `docker context export my-context -`. |
