docker cp
cp
Usage: docker cp [OPTIONS] CONTAINER:SRC_PATH DEST_PATH | - docker cp [OPTIONS] SRC_PATH | - CONTAINER:DEST_PATH Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem -L, --follow-link Always follow symbol link in SRC_PATH --help Print usage
The docker cp
utility copies the contents of SRC_PATH
to the DEST_PATH
. You can copy from the container’s file system to the local machine or the reverse, from the local filesystem to the container. If -
is specified for either the SRC_PATH
or DEST_PATH
, you can also stream a tar archive from STDIN
or to STDOUT
. The CONTAINER
can be a running or stopped container. The SRC_PATH
or DEST_PATH
can be a file or directory.
The docker cp
command assumes container paths are relative to the container’s /