docker command copy from/to docker local (server it self)

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The cp command can be used to copy files. One specific file can be copied like:

SQL
# Backup
docker exec CONTAINER /usr/bin/mysqldump -u root --password=root DATABASE > backup.sql

# Restore
cat backup.sql | docker exec -i CONTAINER /usr/bin/mysql -u root --password=root DATABASE

MONGO
#backup specific database
mongodump --out /mongo-backup-dir/ -d mywishes_production

#backup all database
mongodump --out /mongo-backup-dir/

docker cp foo.txt mycontainer:/foo.txt
docker cp mycontainer:/foo.txt foo.txt
For emphasis, mycontainer is a container ID, not an image ID.

Multiple files contained by the folder src can be copied into the target folder using:

docker cp src/. mycontainer:/target
docker cp mycontainer:/src/. target

copy from server to local computer
scp username@remoteHost:/remote/dir/file.txt /local/dir/

To copy all from Local Location to Remote Location (Upload)

scp -r /path/from/destination username@hostname:/path/to/destination
To copy all from Remote Location to Local Location (Download)

scp -r username@hostname:/path/from/destination /path/to/destination