Docker export command
docker export: the file system as a tar archive Export to STDOUT.
grammar
docker export [OPTIONS] CONTAINER
OPTIONS Description:
-o: writes the contents of the input file.
Examples
The id is a404c6c174a2 container by date save the tar file.
w3big@w3big:~$ docker export -o mysql-`date +%Y%m%d`.tar a404c6c174a2 w3big@w3big:~$ ls mysql-`date +%Y%m%d`.tar mysql-20160711.tar