--- title: LiteFS Export Command layout: docs nav: litefs toc: true --- ## Overview The `export` command will download a SQLite database from a LiteFS cluster. If the named database doesn't exist, it will return an error. This command is safe to use on a live database. ## Usage ```sh litefs export [arguments] PATH ``` ### Arguments You'll need to specify a name for the database using the `-name` flag. ``` -name string database name ``` If you are exporting a database from a remote LiteFS node, you'll need to specify the base API URL for that node. This defaults to the local LiteFS node. ``` -url string LiteFS API URL (default "http://localhost:20202") ``` ## Examples ### Exporting from a local instance Export a database named `my.db` on LiteFS to the local `/path/to/db` path on disk: ```sh litefs export -name my.db /path/to/db ``` ### Exporting from a remote instance Export a database named `my.db` on a remote LiteFS node to the local file path `/path/to/db`: ```sh litefs export -name my.db -url http://myotherhost:20202 /path/to/db ```

litefs export [arguments] PATH

  -name string
      database name

  -url string
      LiteFS API URL (default "http://localhost:20202")

litefs export -name my.db /path/to/db

litefs export -name my.db -url http://myotherhost:20202 /path/to/db