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+% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals
+% Docker Community
+% JUNE 2014
+# NAME
+docker-export - Export the contents of a filesystem as a tar archive to STDOUT
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+**docker export**
+CONTAINER
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+Export the contents of a container's filesystem using the full or shortened
+container ID or container name. The output is exported to STDOUT and can be
+redirected to a tar file.
+
+# OPTIONS
+There are no available options.
+
+# EXAMPLES
+Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file
+called test.tar:
+
+ # docker export angry_bell > test.tar
+ # ls *.tar
+ test.tar
+
+# HISTORY
+April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
+based on docker.com source material and internal work.
+June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>