---
name: "docker-save"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "docker"
version: "1:29.9.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/docker-save"
---

# docker-save(1)

Save one or more images to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default)

## NAME

docker-save - Save one or more images to a tar archive (streamed to STDOUT by default)

## SYNOPSIS

**docker save \[OPTIONS\] IMAGE \[IMAGE...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Alias for **docker image save**.

## OPTIONS

**-o**, **--output**=""\
 	Write to a file, instead of STDOUT

**--platform**=\[\]\
 	Save only the given platform(s). Formatted as a comma-separated list of "os\[/arch\[/variant\]\]" (e.g., "linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8")

## SEE ALSO

**[docker(1)](/docker/1.md)**