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
       import.  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
       August 2017, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani umohnani@redhat.com
       <mailto:umohnani@redhat.com>

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