| # export |
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| Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive |
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| ### Aliases |
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| `docker container export`, `docker export` |
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| ### Options |
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| | Name | Type | Default | Description | |
| |:-----------------|:---------|:--------|:-----------------------------------| |
| | `-o`, `--output` | `string` | | Write to a file, instead of STDOUT | |
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| ## Description |
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| 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. |
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| Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes](https://docs.docker.com/engine/storage/volumes/#back-up-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes) |
| in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume. |
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| ## Examples |
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| The following commands produce the same result. |
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| ```console |
| $ docker export red_panda > latest.tar |
| ``` |
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| ```console |
| $ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda |
| ``` |
