github.com/chenchun/docker@v1.3.2-0.20150629222414-20467faf132b/docs/reference/commandline/cp.md (about) 1 <!--[metadata]> 2 +++ 3 title = "cp" 4 description = "The cp command description and usage" 5 keywords = ["copy, container, files, folders"] 6 [menu.main] 7 parent = "smn_cli" 8 weight=1 9 +++ 10 <![end-metadata]--> 11 12 # cp 13 14 Usage: docker cp CONTAINER:PATH HOSTDIR|- 15 16 Copy files/folders from the PATH to the HOSTDIR. 17 18 Copy files or folders from a container's filesystem to the directory on the 19 host. Use '-' to write the data as a tar file to `STDOUT`. `CONTAINER:PATH` is 20 relative to the root of the container's filesystem. 21 22