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podman/docs/source/markdown/podman-volume-export.1.md
Matt Heon 98876454cb Refactor volume import to support the remote client
As with `volume export`, this was coded up exclusively in cmd/
instead of in libpod. Move it into Libpod, add a REST endpoint,
add bindings, and now everything talks using the ContainerEngine
wiring.

Also similar to `volume export` this also makes things work much
better with volumes that require mounting - we can now guarantee
they're actually mounted, instead of just hoping.

Includes some refactoring of `volume export` as well, to simplify
its implementation and ensure both Import and Export work with
readers/writers, as opposed to just files.

Fixes #26409

Signed-off-by: Matt Heon <mheon@redhat.com>
2025-06-23 13:42:22 -04:00

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% podman-volume-export 1

NAME

podman-volume-export - Export volume to external tar

SYNOPSIS

podman volume export [options] volume

DESCRIPTION

podman volume export exports the contents of a podman volume and saves it as a tarball on the local machine. podman volume export writes to STDOUT by default and can be redirected to a file using the --output flag.

podman volume export [OPTIONS] VOLUME

OPTIONS

--help

Print usage statement

--output, -o=file

Write to a file, default is STDOUT

EXAMPLES

Export named volume content into the specified file.

$ podman volume export myvol --output myvol.tar

SEE ALSO

podman(1), podman-volume(1), podman-volume-import(1)