How to copy file from container in a pod in a specific namespace?

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Say I have, my-namespace -> my-pod -> my-container and I have a file located at my-container:/opt/tomcat/logs/catalina.2017-05-02.log. I have applied the below command to copy the file which isn't working, ``` kubectl cp my-namepace/my-pod:/opt/tomcat/logs/catalina.2017-05-02.log -c my-container . ``` Note: I have the tar binary on my container Error: ``` tar: Removing leading `/' from member names error: open .: is a directory ```

Accepted Answer

this works for me: ``` $(kubectl exec [-c ] -it -- cat ) > ```

How to copy file from container in a pod in a specific namespace?

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