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Generated from bd help --doc export. Export all issues to JSONL (newline-delimited JSON) format. Each line is a complete JSON object representing one issue, including its labels, dependencies, and comments. This command is for issue export, migration, and interoperability. It exports records from the issues table; it is not a full database backup and does not capture Dolt branches, commit history, working-set state, or non-issue tables. For supported full backup/restore flows, use ‘bd backup init’, ‘bd backup sync’, and ‘bd backup restore’. By default, exports only regular issues (excluding infrastructure beads like agents, roles, and messages). Use —all to include everything. Memories (from ‘bd remember’) are excluded by default because they may contain sensitive agent context. Use —include-memories or —all to include them. EXAMPLES: bd export # Export issues to stdout bd export -o issues.jsonl # Export issues to file bd export —include-memories # Export issues + memories bd export —all -o full.jsonl # Include infra + templates + gates + memories bd export —scrub -o clean.jsonl # Exclude test/pollution records 
bd export [flags]
Flags: 
      --all                         Include all records (infra, templates, gates, memories)
      --exclude-owner stringArray   Exclude issues created by this identity (repeatable; also reads export.exclude_owners config)
      --include-infra               Include infrastructure beads (agents, roles, messages)
      --include-memories            Include persistent memories (from 'bd remember') in the export
  -o, --output string               Output file path (default: stdout)
      --scrub                       Exclude test/pollution records
      --verbose                     Print filtered issue count when owners are excluded