---
created: '2026-04-05T05:52:38+00:00'
id: 575efe17-eaf9-4d8e-9307-86a838a271ff
keywords:
- docker
- helper
- file
- volume
- system
- copy
- data
- run
- my-jenkins-volume
- name
- busybox
- 'true'
- cp
- rm
links: []
modified: '2026-04-05T05:52:38+00:00'
summary: This note outlines a method to copy files from the current directory into
  a Docker volume named `my-jenkins-volume` by using a temporary container as an intermediary.
tags: []
title: Copy from file system into docker volume
---

```
docker run -v my-jenkins-volume:/data --name helper busybox true
docker cp . helper:/data
docker rm helper
```