From 78768013fbca5c3a7e21851e0501a511178f0d59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Misty Stanley-Jones Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:25:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify what an absolute path looks like on Windows (#2524) Fixes #561 --- engine/tutorials/dockervolumes.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes.md b/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes.md index 07cae79f18..9dd3865a1d 100644 --- a/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes.md +++ b/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes.md @@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ content. Once the mount is removed, the content is accessible again. This is consistent with the expected behavior of the `mount` command. The `container-dir` must always be an absolute path such as `/src/docs`. -The `host-dir` can either be an absolute path or a `name` value. If you +The `host-dir` can either be an absolute path such as `/dst/docs` on Linux +or `C:\dst\docs` on Windows, or a `name` value. If you supply an absolute path for the `host-dir`, Docker bind-mounts to the path you specify. If you supply a `name`, Docker creates a named volume by that `name`.