If you are not familiar with the oc command, refer to OpenShift - Getting Started with the oc command.

The oc cp command can be used to copy a file in a pod to a directory on the host operating system, or to copy a file on the host operating system to a directory in a pod.

Copy a single file from pod to host

In this example, the /usr/local/foo.txt file in the pod is copied to /tmp on the host operating system (the OpenShift system).

oc cp my-pod-kjr9m:/usr/local/foo.txt /tmp

Copy a directory from container to host

In this example, every file and directory below /usr/local in my-pod-kjr9m will be copied to /tmp on the host operating system (the OpenShift system).

oc cp my-pod-kjr9m:/usr/local /tmp

Or, the oc rsync command can be used.

oc rsync my-pod-kjr9m:/usr/local /tmp

Copy from host to container

In this example, the /tmp/foo.txt file on the host operating system (the OpenShift system) is copied to /usr/local in my-pod-kjr9m.

oc cp /tmp/foo.txt my-pod-kjr9m:/usr/local