How can files be copied between Docker and the host?

To copy files from the host to a Docker container, you can use the docker cp command. Here are some examples of how to do this.

Copy files from host to Docker container.

docker cp /path/to/file/container_id:/path/to/destination

/path/to/file is the path of the file to be copied on the host, container_id is the ID of the Docker container, and /path/to/destination is the target path where the file will be copied to inside the container.

Copy files from a Docker container to the host:

docker cp container_id:/path/to/file /path/to/destination

The container_id is the ID of the Docker container, /path/to/file is the path of the file to be copied within the container, and /path/to/destination is the target path in the host where the file will be copied.

Note: It is necessary to ensure that the Docker container is running while copying files.