BOL: Copy files from/to Docker

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Copy files from/to Docker

Copy files from/to Docker

By Jit 1445 days ago

#Find out a container’s name or ID using the docker ps command:

$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID  IMAGE    COMMAND  CREATED      STATUS      PORTS  NAMES
72ca2488b353  my_image          X hours ago  Up X hours         my_container

#Copy a file from host to container:

$ docker cp foo.txt 72ca2488b353:/foo.txt

#Copy a file from Docker container to host:

$ docker cp 72ca2488b353:/foo.txt foo.txt