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% 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.1.md)**, **[podman-import(1)](podman-import.1.md)**
## HISTORY
August 2017, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani <umohnani@redhat.com>
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