docker-cp - Man Page

• 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

tldr.sh

docker cp [Options] CONTAINER:SRC_PATH DEST_PATH|- docker cp [Options] SRC_PATH|- CONTAINER:DEST_PATH

Alias for docker container cp.

-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

-q, --quiet[=false] Suppress progress output during copy. Progress output is automatically suppressed if no terminal is attached

docker(1)