podman-export
Export container filesystem as tar archive
TLDR
Export container filesystem
$ podman export [container] -o [container.tar]
Export to stdout$ podman export [container] > [container.tar]
Export and compress$ podman export [container] | gzip > [container.tar.gz]
SYNOPSIS
podman export [options] container
DESCRIPTION
podman export exports a container's filesystem as a tar archive. Unlike podman save, it exports the running container state, not the image layers.
The result can be imported with podman import to create a new image.
PARAMETERS
-o, --output file
Output file path.
EXAMPLES
$ # Export to file
podman export mycontainer -o backup.tar
# Export running container
podman export $(podman ps -lq) > latest.tar
# Compress while exporting
podman export webserver | gzip > webserver.tar.gz
# Export and import as new image
podman export mycontainer | podman import - myimage:latest
podman export mycontainer -o backup.tar
# Export running container
podman export $(podman ps -lq) > latest.tar
# Compress while exporting
podman export webserver | gzip > webserver.tar.gz
# Export and import as new image
podman export mycontainer | podman import - myimage:latest
EXPORT VS SAVE
$ podman export - Container filesystem (flat)
podman save - Image layers (preserves history)
podman save - Image layers (preserves history)
CAVEATS
Loses image metadata and history. Only exports filesystem. Use podman save for image preservation.
HISTORY
podman export is part of Podman, providing Docker-compatible container export functionality in a daemonless architecture.
SEE ALSO
podman-import(1), podman-save(1), podman-commit(1)