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diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-cp.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-cp.1.md index 43ee4cdff..e04542aa2 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-cp.1.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-cp.1.md @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ podman\-cp - Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem **podman container cp** [*options*] [*container*:]*src_path* [*container*:]*dest_path* ## DESCRIPTION -Copy the contents of **src_path** to the **dest_path**. You can copy from the container's filesystem to the local machine or the reverse, from the local filesystem to the container. +Copy the contents of **src_path** to the **dest_path**. You can copy from the container's filesystem to the local machine or the reverse, from the local filesystem to the container or between two containers. 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. +The containers can be a running or stopped. 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 (i.e., `/`). @@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ The default is *true*. ## ALTERNATIVES -Podman has much stronger capabilities than just `podman cp` to achieve copy files between host and container. +Podman has much stronger capabilities than just `podman cp` to achieve copying files between the host and containers. -Using standard podman-mount and podman-umount takes advantage of the entire linux tool chain, rather -then just cp. +Using standard podman-mount and podman-umount takes advantage of the entire linux tool chain, rather than just cp. If a user wants to copy contents out of a container or into a container, they can execute a few simple commands. @@ -113,6 +112,8 @@ podman cp containerID:/myapp/ /myapp/ podman cp containerID:/home/myuser/. /home/myuser/ +podman cp containerA:/myapp containerB:/yourapp + podman cp - containerID:/myfiles.tar.gz < myfiles.tar.gz ## SEE ALSO |