I am using Docker on my Windows machine and i want to copy a directory to another directory in my Windows host. I have a Maven project that does this on Windows using org.apache.commons.FileUtils library and it works just fine. I want to run this Maven project in my Docker container so that i can move files on my Windows via Docker.

When i tried doing it, it gave no error but there was no copy process either. Can i manage files on my host machine with Docker?

CodePudding user response：

Most sensible anwwer: You should not want to do this. If you are working in a Container, don't have dependencies to the Host. Having dependencies to the Host contradicts why Docker exists.

But if you insist: You can do this by mapping the directories of the Host inside the Docker Container via Volumes. And then you can copy inside the Docker container.

CodePudding user response：

You can follow this: Docker: How to live sync host folder with container folder?

And learn about docker volumes from here: https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/