How do I edit a file after I shell to a Docker container?

Question

I successfully shelled to a Docker container using:

docker exec -i -t 69f1711a205e bash

Now I need to edit file and I don\'t have any edito

Answer 1

To keep your Docker images small, don't install unnecessary editors. You can edit the files over SSH from the Docker host to the container:

vim scp://remoteuser@containerip//path/to/document