How to copy files from host to Docker container?

Question

I am trying to build a backup and restore solution for the Docker containers that we work with.

I have Docker base image that I have created, ubuntu:base

Answer 1

This is the command to copy data from Docker to Host:

docker cp container_id:file path/filename /hostpath

docker cp a13fb9c9e674:/tmp/dgController.log /tmp/

Below is the command to copy data from host to docker:

docker cp a.txt ccfbeb35116b:/home/