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diff --git a/docs/podman-cp.1.md b/docs/podman-cp.1.md index 7774542e8..44612003d 100644 --- a/docs/podman-cp.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-cp.1.md @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ podman\-cp - Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem ## SYNOPSIS -**podman cp [CONTAINER:]SRC_PATH [CONTAINER:]DEST_PATH** +**podman cp** [*container*:]*src_path* [*container*:]*dest_path* ## DESCRIPTION -Copies the contents of **SRC_PATH** to the **DEST_PATH**. You can copy from the containers's filesystem to the local machine or the reverse, from the local filesystem to the container. +Copies the contents of **src_path** to the **dest_path**. You can copy from the containers's filesystem to the local machine or the reverse, from the local filesystem to the container. -The CONTAINER can be a running or stopped container. The **SRC_PATH** or **DEST_PATH** can be a file or directory. +The CONTAINER can be a running or stopped container. The **src_path** or **dest_path** can be a file or directory. The **podman cp** command assumes container paths are relative to the container's / (root) directory. @@ -20,36 +20,36 @@ The command sees **compassionate_darwin:/tmp/foo/myfile.txt** and **compassionat Local machine paths can be an absolute or relative value. The command interprets a local machine's relative paths as relative to the current working directory where **podman cp** is run. -Assuming a path separator of /, a first argument of **SRC_PATH** and second argument of **DEST_PATH**, the behavior is as follows: +Assuming a path separator of /, a first argument of **src_path** and second argument of **dest_path**, the behavior is as follows: -**SRC_PATH** specifies a file - - **DEST_PATH** does not exist - - the file is saved to a file created at **DEST_PATH** - - **DEST_PATH** does not exist and ends with / - - **DEST_PATH** is created as a directory and the file is copied into this directory using the basename from **SRC_PATH** - - **DEST_PATH** exists and is a file +**src_path** specifies a file + - **dest_path** does not exist + - the file is saved to a file created at **dest_path** + - **dest_path** does not exist and ends with / + - **dest_path** is created as a directory and the file is copied into this directory using the basename from **src_path** + - **dest_path** exists and is a file - the destination is overwritten with the source file's contents - - **DEST_PATH** exists and is a directory - - the file is copied into this directory using the basename from **SRC_PATH** + - **dest_path** exists and is a directory + - the file is copied into this directory using the basename from **src_path** -**SRC_PATH** specifies a directory - - **DEST_PATH** does not exist - - **DEST_PATH** is created as a directory and the contents of the source directory are copied into this directory - - **DEST_PATH** exists and is a file +**src_path** specifies a directory + - **dest_path** does not exist + - **dest_path** is created as a directory and the contents of the source directory are copied into this directory + - **dest_path** exists and is a file - Error condition: cannot copy a directory to a file - - **DEST_PATH** exists and is a directory - - **SRC_PATH** ends with / + - **dest_path** exists and is a directory + - **src_path** ends with / - the source directory is copied into this directory - - **SRC_PATH** ends with /. (that is: slash followed by dot) + - **src_path** ends with /. (that is: slash followed by dot) - the content of the source directory is copied into this directory -The command requires **SRC_PATH** and **DEST_PATH** to exist according to the above rules. +The command requires **src_path** and **dest_path** to exist according to the above rules. -If **SRC_PATH** is local and is a symbolic link, the symbolic target, is copied by default. +If **src_path** is local and is a symbolic link, the symbolic target, is copied by default. A colon (:) is used as a delimiter between CONTAINER and its path. -You can also use : when specifying paths to a **SRC_PATH** or **DEST_PATH** on a local machine, for example, `file:name.txt`. +You can also use : when specifying paths to a **src_path** or **dest_path** on a local machine, for example, `file:name.txt`. 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` |