docker-cp
Copy files or directories between host and container filesystems.
TLDR
Copy a file or directory from the host to a container
$ docker cp [path/to/file_or_directory_on_host] [container_name]:[path/to/file_or_directory_in_container]
Copy a file or directory from a container to the host
$ docker cp [container_name]:[path/to/file_or_directory_in_container] [path/to/file_or_directory_on_host]
Copy a file or directory from the host to a container, following symlinks (copies the symlinked files directly, not the symlinks themselves)
$ docker cp --follow-link [path/to/symlink_on_host] [container_name]:[path/to/file_or_directory_in_container]
SYNOPSIS
docker cp [OPTIONS] CONTAINER:SRC_PATH DEST_PATH|- docker cp [OPTIONS] SRC_PATH|- CONTAINER:DEST_PATH
DESCRIPTION
Alias for docker container cp
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OPTIONS
-a, --archive[=false] Archive mode (copy all uid/gid information)
-L, --follow-link[=false] Always follow symbol link in SRC_PATH
-h, --help[=false] help for cp
SEE ALSO
docker(1)