kubectl-cp

copies files and directories between local filesystem and containers in pods

TLDR

Copy file to pod

$ kubectl cp [localfile] [pod-name]:[/path/in/container]

Copy file from pod

$ kubectl cp [pod-name]:[/path/in/container] [localfile]

Copy to specific container

$ kubectl cp [localfile] [pod-name]:[path] -c [container]

Copy entire directory

$ kubectl cp [localdir] [pod-name]:[/remote/dir]

SYNOPSIS

kubectl cp src dest [options]

DESCRIPTION

kubectl cp copies files and directories between local filesystem and containers in pods. Uses tar internally, so tar must be present in the container. Supports copying in both directions.

PARAMETERS

-c, --container name

Container name in multi-container pod.

-n, --namespace name

Kubernetes namespace.

--no-preserve

Do not preserve file permissions.

CAVEATS

Requires tar to be installed in the container. Large file transfers may be slow as data is streamed through the API server.