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copy file from docker container to host

docker cp <containerId>:/file/path/within/container /host/path/target

copy file from host to docker container

docker cp foo.txt mycontainer:/foo.txt

docker copy from container to host

# container to host
ocker cp <containerId>:/file/path/within/container /host/path/target

# host to container
docker cp /host/local/path/file <containerId>:/file/path/in/container/file

docker cp file from host to container

docker cp src/. mycontainer:/target
docker cp mycontainer:/src/. target

copy a file from local machine to docker container

docker cp <Path in the local machine> <Container ID>:<Path of file inside the container>

copy file from host to container

docker cp /yourpaht/yourfile <containerId>:/var/jenkins_home

Docker: Copying files from Docker container to host

for copy file from a container to the host use the command
docker cp <containerId>:/file/path/within/container /host/path/target

You can also use (part of) the Container ID. The following command is equivalent to the first
sudo docker cp 1b4a:/out_read.jpg .

docker copy file from container to host

$ docker run -d --name httpd httpd

$ docker exec httpd pwd
/usr/local/apache2

$ docker exec httpd ls
bin
build
cgi-bin
conf
error
htdocs
icons
include
logs
modules

$ docker cp httpd:/usr/local/apache2/conf .