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Copy files and directories to and from workloads. Refer to the cpln cp guide for additional details. Usage
cpln cp <file-spec-src> <file-spec-dest> [OPTIONS]
Positionals:
  file-spec-src   A path to the source file or directory to copy from. Use a local path or workloadName:path for paths within a workload  [string] [required]
  file-spec-dest  A path to the destination file or directory to copy to. Use a local path or workloadName:path for paths within a workload  [string] [required]

Command options:
  --location       A global virtual cloud location  [string]
  --container, -c  The name of the workload container
  --replica        The name of the workload deployment replica
  --no-preserve    The copied file/directory's ownership and permissions will not be preserved in the container  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command
  --gvc      Override the global virtual cloud. The default global virtual cloud can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help     Show help  [boolean]
  --version  Show version number  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
  • Copy file from local machine to workload
cpln cp ./demo-file.txt demo-workload:path/within/workload/ --org demo-cpln-organization --gvc demo-gvc
  • Copy directory from local machine to workload
cpln cp ./demo-directory demo-workload:path/within/workload/ --org demo-cpln-organization --gvc demo-gvc
  • Copy file from workload to local machine
cpln cp demo-workload:path/within/workload/demo-file.txt ./demo-file.txt --org demo-cpln-organization --gvc demo-gvc
  • Copy directory from workload to local machine
cpln cp demo-workload:path/within/workload/demo-directory ./demo-directory --org demo-cpln-organization --gvc demo-gvc