# mc ilm export

LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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> [!NOTE]
> **Changed: RELEASE.2022-12-24T15-21-38Z**
>
> `mc ilm export` replaced by [`mc ilm rule export`](/reference/minio-mc/mc-ilm-rule-export/#command-mc.ilm.rule.export).

## Syntax {#syntax}

The [`mc ilm export`](#command-mc.ilm.export) command exports the object lifecycle management configuration for a MinIO bucket.

The [`mc ilm export`](#command-mc.ilm.export) command outputs to `STDOUT` by default. You can output the contents to a `.json` file for archival or ingestion using [`mc ilm import`](/reference/deprecated/mc-ilm-import/#command-mc.ilm.import).

**EXAMPLE**

The following command exports the lifecycle management configuration of the `mydata` bucket on the `myminio` deployment to the `mydata-lifecycle-config.json` file:

```shell
mc ilm export myminio/mydata > mydata-lifecycle-config.json
```

**SYNTAX**

The command has the following syntax:

```shell
mc [GLOBALFLAGS] ilm export ALIAS > STDOUT
```

- Brackets `[]` indicate optional parameters.
- Parameters sharing a line are mutually dependent.
- Parameters separated using the pipe `|` operator are mutually exclusive.

Copy the example to a text editor and modify as-needed before running the command in the terminal/shell.

### Parameters {#parameters}

##### `ALIAS` {#mc.ilm.export.ALIAS}

*mc-cmd*

*Required* The [alias](/reference/minio-mc/mc-alias-set/#alias) and full path to the bucket on the MinIO deployment for which to export object lifecycle management rules. For example:

```text
mc ilm export myminio/mydata > bucket-lifecycle.json
```

### Global Flags {#global-flags}

This command supports any of the [global flags](/reference/minio-mc/#minio-mc-global-options).

## Examples {#examples}

### Export the Bucket Lifecycle Management Configuration {#export-the-bucket-lifecycle-management-configuration}

**Example**

The following command exports the bucket lifecycle management configuration to the `bucket-lifecycle.json` file:

```shell
mc ilm export myminio/mybucket > bucket-lifecycle.json
```

**Syntax**

```shell
mc ilm export ALIAS > file.json
```

- Replace `ALIAS` with the [alias](/reference/minio-mc/mc-alias-set/#alias) of the MinIO deployment and the bucket for which to export object lifecycle management rules:

  `myminio/mydata`
- Replace `file.json` with the name of the file to which to export the lifecycle management rules.

## Behavior {#behavior}

### S3 Compatibility {#s3-compatibility}

The **`mc`** commandline tool is built for compatibility with the AWS S3 API and is tested with MinIO and AWS S3 for expected functionality and behavior.

MinIO provides no guarantees for other S3-compatible services, as their S3 API implementation is unknown and therefore unsupported. While **`mc`** commands *may* work as documented, any such usage is at your own risk.