Kubectl copy files from remote to local system Vice Versa

How to copy files from kubernate pods into windows/linux system by using the kubectl command. Here there is no issue while using the linux system local path because linux path not having any Drive name but in the windows file system path having the Drive name so due to this Drive name you will get the error : src doesn’t exist in local filesystem

Kubectl Copy from Remote to Local:

syntax
C:\Users\narayanatutorial>kubectl cp <name-space>/<pod-name>:<remote-path> <local-path>

Example

Windows
C:\Users\narayanatutorial>kubectl cp NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log D:/logs/

Linux
/home/users/narayanatutorial$ kubectl cp NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log /home/logs/

 

Linux :

Path : /home/logs

In the linux path there is no any issue

Window:

D:/logs

Here kubectl is treating the D: as a pod named D and not finding it. So remove the drive letter and use a relative path is successful like as follows

Windows path is  C:\Users\narayanatutorial>  here you can create the folder like logs under narayanatutorial folder and give the relative path is logs

 

Windows
C:\Users\narayanatutorial> kubectl cp NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log logs/

 

Kubectl Copy from Local to Remote:

syntax
C:\Users\narayanatutorial> kubectl cp <local-path> <name-space>/<pod-name>:<remote-path> 

Example

Windows
C:\Users\narayanatutorial> kubectl cp D:/logs/ NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log 

Linux
/home/users/narayanatutorial$ kubectl cp /home/logs/ NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log 

 

Linux :

Path : /home/logs

In the Linux path there is no any issue

Window:

D:/logs

Here kubectl is treating the D: as a pod named D and not finding it. So remove the drive letter and use a relative path is successful like as follows

Windows path is  C:\Users\narayanatutorial>  here you can create the folder like logs under narayanatutorial folder and give the relative path is logs

 

Windows
C:\Users\narayanatutorial>kubectl cp logs/ NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log

 

Copy Files from a docker container to your machine

Just change kubectl to docker and it will work as well.

 

Windows
C:\Users\narayanatutorial>docker cp NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log logs/ 

Linux 
/home/users/narayanatutorial$ docker cp  NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log /home/logs/

 

Copy Files from a Local system to docker container

Just change kubectl to docker and it will work as well.

 

Windows
C:\Users\narayanatutorial>docker cp logs/ NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log

Linux 
/home/users/narayanatutorial$ docker cp /home/logs/ NTNameSpace/NTPOD:/home/narayanatutorial/log