What is kubectl cp command?

Question

Could someone tell me what is kubectl cp command?

Answer 1

The kubectl cp command is used for copying the files between the user machine or the instance (cloud) and containers. This command is used for copying files, and this is done through the creation of a tar file by the container inside, reproduces it to the network and finally with the help of kubectl user unpacks it in their machine or cloud instance.

The syntax for using the kubectl cp command is:

$ kubectl cp <file-spec-src> <file-spec-dest>

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