kubernetes copy file to pod code example

Example 1: kubectl get file from pod

kubectl cp <some-pod>:/tmp/foo /tmp/bar

Example 2: copy file to kubernetes pod

from host to pod:

kubectl cp /path/to/your_folder name-of-your-pod:/path/to/destination_folder

from pod to host:

kubectl cp name-of-your-pod:/path/to/your_folder /path/on_your_host/to/your_folder

Example 3: copy data to kubernetes pod

kubectl cp <file-spec-src> <file-spec-dest> -c <specific-container>