podman-export(1) General Commands Manual podman-export(1)
NAME
podman-export - Export a container's filesystem contents as a tar
archive
SYNOPSIS
podman export [options] container
podman container export [options] container
DESCRIPTION
podman export exports the filesystem of a container and saves it as a
tarball on the local machine. podman export writes to STDOUT by default
and can be redirected to a file using the --output flag. The image of
the container exported by podman export can be imported by podman im-
port. To export image(s) with parent layers, use podman save. Note: :
is a restricted character and cannot be part of the file name.
podman [GLOBAL OPTIONS]
podman export [GLOBAL OPTIONS]
podman export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
OPTIONS
--help, -h
Print usage statement
--output, -o
Write to a file, default is STDOUT
EXAMPLES
Export container into specified tar ball:
$ podman export -o redis-container.tar 883504668ec465463bc0fe7e63d53154ac3b696ea8d7b233748918664ea90e57
Export container to stdout:
$ podman export 883504668ec465463bc0fe7e63d53154ac3b696ea8d7b233748918664ea90e57 > redis-container.tar
SEE ALSO
podman(1), podman-import(1)
HISTORY
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