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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.
+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
+
+**--output**, **-o**
+
+Write to a file, default is STDOUT
+
+**--help**, **-h**
+
+Print usage statement
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+```
+$ podman export -o redis-container.tar 883504668ec465463bc0fe7e63d53154ac3b696ea8d7b233748918664ea90e57
+
+$ podman export 883504668ec465463bc0fe7e63d53154ac3b696ea8d7b233748918664ea90e57 > redis-container.tar
+```
+
+## SEE ALSO
+podman(1), podman-import(1)
+
+## HISTORY
+August 2017, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani <umohnani@redhat.com>