Unix Commands in Windows Environments.

[john-paul-keenan]

The docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/worker -w /worker iron/images:... command will not work in Windows because $(pwd) is a Unix command.

To correct this issue, the actual path needs to be entered in.

[treeder]

Does $PWD work? Can you try that?

[john-paul-keenan]

I don't have access to a windows machine. Do you think a virtual machine running windows would work because I can make one of those, or would running a vm in a vm be too much?

[john-paul-keenan]

I was able to test on Irina's machine and no, $PWD does not work either

[treeder]

Hmm, might have to use the full path for windows as it shows here:
https://docs.docker.com/userguide/dockervolumes/#mount-a-host-directory-as-a-data-volume

On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 2:57 PM John Paul Keenan [email protected]
wrote:

I was able to test on Irina's machine and no, $PWD does not work either

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[secretchaingirl]

I'm running docker on Windows and using Kitematic (the GUI) created a Linux VM via Oracle Virtual Box. I launch it using Docker Toolbox Terminal.

From within the Docker terminal window (which is a Linux VM) I got it working by putting an extra '/' in front of the volume and working directory paths:

docker run --rm -v "/$(pwd)":/worker -w //worker iron/images:...

Install docker (which includes Oracle VirtualBox) on Windows from here: http://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/windows/

FYI - after installation I had issues starting Kitematic and manually launching the Docker terminal until I enabled the VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver :-P.

[Ravenwater]

When runnig Docker for Windows and Powershell, you can simply use the full path. Here is an example:

PS C:\Users\tomtz\dev\dfc> ls
Directory: C:\Users\tomtz\dev\dfc

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM background
d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM bin
d----- 1/17/2017 9:03 AM bisonflexexamples
d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM environment
d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM grammars
d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM images
d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM js
d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM kernels
d----- 1/17/2017 1:39 PM src
d----- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM tests
-a---- 1/16/2017 9:01 PM 207 Dockerfile
-a---- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM 1111 LICENSE
-a---- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM 1187 README.md
-a---- 1/15/2017 9:28 AM 1170 test-page.html

PS C:\Users\tomtz\dev\dfc> docker run -it -v C:\Users\tomtz\dev\dfc:/usr/src/dfc dfc
root@48acc5ca903f:/usr/src/dfc# ls
Dockerfile LICENSE README.md background bin bisonflexexamples environment grammars images js kernels src test-page.html test

Anything I try in git bash or PS that pertains to obtaining the paths returns double backslashes that confuse the docker -v parser. ( I tried: $PWD, PWD, $pwd.Path)

[treeder]

I've been using ${pwd} in powershell which also works in Linux which is nice. For instance:

docker run --rm --name functions -it -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v ${pwd}/data:/app/data -p 8080:8080 iron/functions

Using this here: https://github.com/iron-io/functions/blob/master/docs/operating/windows.md