“Remove” a VOLUME in a Dockerfile

Question

I have a Dockerfile extending FROM an image that declares a VOLUME. Is there a way to overwrite the VOLUME directive in such a way, th

Answer 1

You may overwrite files. Use multistage build and COPY (docker 19.03). One stage Create files outside of VOLUME'd folder. Or at same RUN step which add/modify files copy it outside of that folder. Next stage COPY files from previous stage to VOLUME'd folder.