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# Copying Files To And From The Container

Alternative to volume/bind mount

A quick alternative to **Volume/Bind Mount** is to just copy necessary files to and forth between the host and the container.

One specific file/directory can be copied TO and FROM the container. e.g.

```
$ docker cp foo.txt <container_id>:/foo.txt
$ docker cp <container_id>:/foo.txt foo.txt
```

The *container id* of the running instance can be found using the below command:

```
$ docker ps
```