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Cannot map a host directory with spaces to a container directory (bind mounts) - Docker Quickstart Terminal (Bash), windows 10
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When using Docker Quickstart Terminal (Bash) on Windows 10, you may encounter issues when attempting to map a host directory with spaces to a container directory using bind mounts. This is because the Bash shell treats spaces as special characters and may cause issues with the path resolution.
To work around this problem, you can follow these steps:
Use Quotes or Escape Spaces:
- Enclose the host directory path in quotes or escape spaces with backslashes when specifying the bind mount path.
- For example, if your host directory is
C:\Path with Spaces
, use one of the following formats:- Enclosed in quotes:
-v "C:\Path with Spaces:/container/path"
- Escaped spaces:
-v C:\Path\ with\ Spaces:/container/path
- Enclosed in quotes:
Use the Cygwin Terminal:
- Instead of using Docker Quickstart Terminal (Bash), you can try using the Cygwin terminal, which handles spaces in paths differently.
- Install Cygwin, launch the terminal, and then run Docker commands from there.
Rename the Host Directory:
- If possible, rename the host directory to remove spaces or replace them with underscores or hyphens.
- For example, rename
C:\Path with Spaces
toC:\Path_with_Spaces
orC:\Path-With-Spaces
. - Then, update your bind mount command accordingly.
By applying these techniques, you should be able to successfully map a host directory with spaces to a container directory using bind mounts in Docker Quickstart Terminal (Bash) on Windows 10.