1# export
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4Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive
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6### Aliases
7
8`docker container export`, `docker export`
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10### Options
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12| Name | Type | Default | Description |
13|:-----------------|:---------|:--------|:-----------------------------------|
14| `-o`, `--output` | `string` | | Write to a file, instead of STDOUT |
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19## Description
20
21The `docker export` command doesn't export the contents of volumes associated
22with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in
23the container, `docker export` exports the contents of the underlying
24directory, not the contents of the volume.
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26Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/#back-up-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes)
27in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.
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29## Examples
30
31The following commands produce the same result.
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33```console
34$ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
35```
36
37```console
38$ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda
39```
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