cp - Download a file from the image

Download a file from the session image to a local path.

Examples

# Copy a config file locally
contree cp /etc/nginx/nginx.conf ./nginx.conf

# Download a build artifact
contree cp /app/dist/output.tar.gz ./output.tar.gz

Help output

$ contree cp --help usage: contree cp [-h] path dest Copy a file from the session image to a local path. Downloads the file at PATH inside the current session image and writes it to DEST on the local filesystem. Progress is logged for large files. Unlike `cat`, this command handles binary content and does not require a terminal. positional arguments:   path        Path inside image   dest        Local destination path options:   -h, --help  show this help message and exit for coding agents:   read-only command against remote image, writes local file DEST   suitable for binary files   --format is ignored; command writes bytes directly agent note:   Before using this command in an automated workflow, read:     contree agent

Behavior

The file is streamed from the image directly – no sandbox is started.

For large files, progress is logged every 5 seconds with download speed and ETA. The final log line shows total size and average speed.

See also