Copy a file from host machine to container

durgesh07 · August 31, 2018, 4:25am

Hi All,
I am trying to move a file from my host machine to container, via Dockerfile, any solutions???

terpz · August 31, 2018, 7:00am

Hi

I belive this is what you’re looking for.

loinx · September 6, 2018, 3:55pm

I think you should read this article to understand ADD and COPY Instruction in Dockerfile:

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