command: docker export short: Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive long: |- The `docker export` command does not 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` will export the contents of the *underlying* directory, not the contents of the volume. Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes](https://docs.docker.com/v17.03/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes/#backup-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes) in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume. usage: docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER pname: docker plink: docker.yaml options: - option: output shorthand: o value_type: string description: Write to a file, instead of STDOUT deprecated: false experimental: false experimentalcli: false kubernetes: false swarm: false examples: |- Each of these commands has the same result. ```bash $ docker export red_panda > latest.tar ``` ```bash $ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda ``` deprecated: false experimental: false experimentalcli: false kubernetes: false swarm: false