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# LiteFS Export Command

## 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 theme={null}
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 theme={null}
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 theme={null}
litefs export -name my.db -url http://myotherhost:20202 /path/to/db
```