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Joseph Kern 5ff122f797 Modified docker export to allow an --output flag
Copied code from CmdSave into CmdExport. This should work, not an expert in the API calls being made. But it does make more sense to have a consistent export/save flag.

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checkpoint before edits on the export functions

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Added an --output flag to docker export and created tests.

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White space cleanup.

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Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Joseph Kern <jkern@semafour.net> (github: jfrazelle)

checkpoint before edits on the export functions

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White space cleanup.

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Added text to reflect a new output option for the export command.

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Added man page documentation for the new --output flag in export

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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**
[**--help**]
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.
Stream to a file instead of STDOUT by using **-o**.
# OPTIONS
**--help**
Print usage statement
**-o**, **--output**=""
Write to a file, instead of STDOUT
# EXAMPLES
Export the contents of the container called angry_bell to a tar file
called angry_bell.tar:
# docker export angry_bell > angry_bell.tar
# docker export --output=angry_bell-latest.tar angry_bell
# ls -sh angry_bell.tar
321M angry_bell.tar
# ls -sh angry_bell-latest.tar
321M angry_bell-latest.tar
# See also
**docker-import(1)** to create an empty filesystem image
and import the contents of the tarball into it, then optionally tag it.
# 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>
Janurary 2015, updated by Joseph Kern (josephakern at gmail dot com)