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docs: rewrite section on working directory
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Signed-off-by: David Karlsson <[email protected]>
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dvdksn committed Nov 28, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -1231,7 +1231,13 @@ The followings examples are all valid:
### Working directory

The default working directory for running binaries within a container is the
root directory (`/`). It is possible to set a different working directory with the
Dockerfile `WORKDIR` command. The operator can override this with:
root directory (`/`). The default working directory of an image is set using
the Dockerfile `WORKDIR` command. You can override the default working
directory for an image using the `-w` (or `--workdir`) flag for the `docker
run` command:

-w="", --workdir="": Working directory inside the container
```text
$ docker run -w /home/$USER -it alpine
```

If the directory doesn't already exist in the container, it will be created.

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