docker cp mycontainer:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf ./nginx.conf

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docker cp mycontainer:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf ./nginx.conf

Copy a file out of a container

Pulls nginx.conf from the running container to the current directory for inspection or backup. The container need not be running for cp to work. Reverse the arguments to copy into the container.
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