docker export

Command Name: 

docker export

Description:

Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive

Syntax:

easywhatis$ docker export --help

Usage: docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER

Export a container's filesystem as a tar archive

Options:
  -o, --output string   Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
easywhatis$
 

Example:

easywhatis$ docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
a5bb226d1850        ubuntu              "bash"              4 hours ago         Up 4 hours                              eloquent_knuth
easywhatis$ docker export a5bb226d1850 > ubuntu_export.tar
easywhatis$ ls -lt
total 131464
-rw-r--r--   1 easywhatis  staff  66583040 Apr 12 16:29 ubuntu_export.tar
drwx------+ 16 easywhatis  staff       512 Apr 12 12:51 Desktop
-rw-r--r--   1 easywhatis  staff        23 Apr 12 10:52 test.txt
drwx------+  9 easywhatis  staff       288 Apr 12 10:50 Movies
drwx------+ 43 easywhatis  staff      1376 Apr 11 18:15 Downloads
drwx------+  5 easywhatis  staff       160 Apr  5 11:10 Documents
drwx------@ 60 easywhatis  staff      1920 Mar 29 19:49 Library
drwx------@  3 easywhatis  staff        96 Mar 28 10:16 Applications
drwx------+  3 easywhatis  staff        96 Mar 28 10:09 Music
drwx------+  3 easywhatis  staff        96 Mar 28 10:09 Pictures
drwxr-xr-x+  4 easywhatis  staff       128 Mar 28 10:09 Public
easywhatis$ docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES
a5bb226d1850        ubuntu              "bash"              4 hours ago         Up 4 hours                              eloquent_knuth
easywhatis$