DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1) (NAME) docker-container-export - tar (SYNOPSIS) docker container export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER (DESCRIPTION) . STDOUT tar . -o STDOUT . (EXAMPLES) angry_bell tar angry_bell.tar: $ docker export angry_bell > angry_bell.tar $ docker export --output=angry_bell-latest.tar angry_bell $ ls -sh angry_bell.tar 321M angry_bell.tar $ ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar 321M angry_bell-latest.tar (SEE ALSO) docker-import(1) tarball . (OPTIONS) -o, --output="" STDOUT (SEE ALSO) docker-container(1) Docker Community Aug 2026 DOCKER(1)