docker export / import
SafeExport a container filesystem
docker export <container> -o fs.tar
Dumps the container's filesystem as one flat tar (no layers/metadata) — unlike save/load, history is squashed.
Examples
docker export web01 -o fs.tar && docker import fs.tar web:flatRe-import as a single layer
Syntax
docker export <c> -o tar / docker import <tar> <name:tag>
Before you run it
Export only.
Related commands
- docker saveExport images to tar
- docker commitCommit a container
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