pct-pull

pct pull vmid path destination [OPTIONS]

pct pull copies a single file from a Proxmox VE LXC container to the host filesystem. It is the inverse of pct push: the source path is inside the container, and the destination is on the node where pct runs.This is useful for retrieving logs, configs, or build artifacts without mounting the container root or opening an interactive shell. Ownership and mode of the host-side copy can be set with --user, --group, and --perms.

vmid

The numeric ID of the container (100–999999999)

Path to a file inside the container to pull

Destination path on the local (host) system

Owner user name or id for the written host file

Owner group name or id for the written host file

File permissions (octal by default; prefix with 0x for hexadecimal)

Copies one file at a time (not recursive directories). The container must be accessible on the local node; network/remote pull is not a separate mode. Paths are evaluated in the container's filesystem namespace. On unprivileged containers, ensure the host process has rights to read the guest path via the usual LXC file-copy path.

pct pull is part of the Proxmox VE pct (Proxmox Container Toolkit) for managing LXC containers.

pct(1), pct-push(1), pct-exec(1), pct-enter(1), pct-mount(1)

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