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authorQi Wang <qiwan@redhat.com>2019-03-04 16:49:27 -0500
committerQi Wang <qiwan@redhat.com>2019-03-06 10:06:25 -0500
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add flag --extract tar file in podman cp
Signed-off-by: Qi Wang <qiwan@redhat.com>
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@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ You can also use : when specifying paths to a **SRC_PATH** or **DEST_PATH** on a
If you use a : in a local machine path, you must be explicit with a relative or absolute path, for example:
`/path/to/file:name.txt` or `./file:name.txt`
+## OPTIONS
+
+**--extract**
+
+Extract the tar file into the destination directory. If the destination directory is not provided, extract the tar file into the root directory.
## ALTERNATIVES
@@ -100,5 +105,7 @@ podman cp containerID:/myapp/ /myapp/
podman cp containerID:/home/myuser/. /home/myuser/
+podman cp --extract /home/myuser/myfiles.tar.gz containerID:/myfiles
+
## SEE ALSO
podman(1), podman-mount(1), podman-umount(1)