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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/cp.go b/cmd/podman/cp.go
index a3411b158..6223676ac 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/cp.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/cp.go
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ import (
var (
cpCommand cliconfig.CpValues
- cpDescription = "Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem"
- _cpCommand = &cobra.Command{
+ cpDescription = `Command 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.
+`
+ _cpCommand = &cobra.Command{
Use: "cp [flags] SRC_PATH DEST_PATH",
Short: "Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem",
Long: cpDescription,
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@ func init() {
cpCommand.Command = _cpCommand
flags := cpCommand.Flags()
flags.BoolVar(&cpCommand.Extract, "extract", false, "Extract the tar file into the destination directory.")
+ cpCommand.SetHelpTemplate(HelpTemplate())
+ cpCommand.SetUsageTemplate(UsageTemplate())
rootCmd.AddCommand(cpCommand.Command)
}