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authorMisty Stanley-Jones <misty@apache.org>2017-04-03 16:54:34 -0700
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+## Description
+
The `docker export` command does not export the contents of volumes associated
with the container. If a volume is mounted on top of an existing directory in
the container, `docker export` will export the contents of the *underlying*
directory, not the contents of the volume.
-Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data
-volumes](https://docs.docker.com/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes/#backup-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes) in
-the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.
+Refer to [Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes](https://docs.docker.com/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes/#backup-restore-or-migrate-data-volumes)
+in the user guide for examples on exporting data in a volume.
## Examples
- $ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
+Each of these commands has the same result.
-Or
+```bash
+$ docker export red_panda > latest.tar
+```
- $ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda
+```bash
+$ docker export --output="latest.tar" red_panda
+```