{"id":19090,"date":"2024-03-15T18:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T18:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-the-directory-of-a-docker-container\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:52:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:52:10","slug":"how-to-view-the-directory-of-a-docker-container","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-the-directory-of-a-docker-container\/","title":{"rendered":"How to view the directory of a Docker container?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To view the directory corresponding to a Docker container, you can use the docker inspect command to retrieve detailed information about the container and inspect the Mounts field to find the container&#8217;s mount point.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of commands:<\/p>\n<p>View the mount points of a container by using the container ID.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;docker&nbsp;inspect&nbsp;--format='{{&nbsp;.Mounts&nbsp;}}'&nbsp;&lt;container_id&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>Replace <container_id> with the actual ID of the container you want to view. This will display the mount information of the container.<\/p>\n<p>View the mount points of a container by using the container name.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;docker&nbsp;inspect&nbsp;--format='{{&nbsp;.Mounts&nbsp;}}'&nbsp;&lt;container_name&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>Replace <container_name> with the actual name of the container you want to view. This will display information about the container&#8217;s mounting points.<\/p>\n<p>In the mount point information, you can look for the Source field to find the corresponding directory path on the host. Typically, this field will display the directory mapping between the container and the host.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the docker inspect command will return many other detailed information about the container. By using the &#8211;format option, you can specify the output format to only retrieve the desired information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To view the directory corresponding to a Docker container, you can use the docker inspect command to retrieve detailed information about the container and inspect the Mounts field to find the container&#8217;s mount point. 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