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inotifywait with Docker command and variable

I am trying to create a shell script that will check for a new file then cp to a Docker Container. The code I have so far is...

#!/bin/sh


source="/var/www/html/"
dest="dev_ubuntu:/var/www/html/"

inotifywait -m "/var/www/html" -e create -e moved_to |
while read file; do
    sudo docker cp /var/www/html/$file dev_ubuntu:/var/www/html
done

But this code gives the following error:

Setting up watches.
Watches established.
"docker cp" requires exactly 2 argument(s).
See 'docker cp --help'.

Usage:  docker cp [OPTIONS] CONTAINER:SRC_PATH DEST_PATH|-
docker cp [OPTIONS] SRC_PATH|- CONTAINER:DEST_PATH

Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem

What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • Do you have spaces in your file names? Use double quotes to avoid separating filenames by words:

    echo $file
sudo docker cp "$file" dev_ubuntu:"$file"

    I've also echoed the file name to see what is happening.