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title: "export"
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description: "The export command description and usage"
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keywords: "export, file, system, container"
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---
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# export
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```markdown
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Usage: docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
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Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
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Options:
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--help Print usage
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-o, --output string Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
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```
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## Description
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The `docker export` command does not export the contents of volumes associated
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with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in
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the container, `docker export` will export the contents of the *underlying*
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directory, not the contents of the volume.
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Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes](https://docs.docker.com/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes/#backup-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes)
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in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.
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## Examples
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Each of these commands has the same result.
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```bash
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$ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
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```
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```bash
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$ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda
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```
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