text: % DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals
  % Docker Community
  % JUNE 2014
  # NAME
  docker-export - Export the contents of a container's filesystem as a tar archive
  
  # SYNOPSIS
  **docker export**
  [**--help**]
  [**-o**|**--output**[=*""*]]
  CONTAINER
  
  # DESCRIPTION
  Export the contents of a container's filesystem using the full or shortened
  container ID or container name. The output is exported to STDOUT and can be
  redirected to a tar file.
  
  Stream to a file instead of STDOUT by using **-o**.
  
  # OPTIONS
  **--help**
    Print usage statement
    
  **-o**, **--output**=""
    Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
  
  # EXAMPLES
  Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file
  called angry_bell.tar:
  
      # docker export angry_bell > angry_bell.tar
      # docker export --output=angry_bell-latest.tar angry_bell
      # ls -sh angry_bell.tar
      321M angry_bell.tar
      # ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar
      321M angry_bell-latest.tar
  
  # See also
  **docker-import(1)** to create an empty filesystem image
  and import the contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it.
  
  # HISTORY
  April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
  based on docker.com source material and internal work.
  June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
  January 2015, updated by Joseph Kern (josephakern at gmail dot com)
  