Docker export

docker export export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive

• https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/export/

docker export container-name | gzip > container-name.gz
docker export container-name > container-name.tar
zcat container-name.gz | docker import - container-name

• List files: docker export your-container | tar t

Error response from daemon: No such container: image_instead_of_container

cowardly refusing to save to a terminal. Use the -o flag or redirect

Related terms

• docker save
• docker load
• Backup docker containers
• docker cp

See also

• docker images, docker image