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@@ -105,6 +105,19 @@ image, the `/src/webapp` mount overlays but does not remove the pre-existing
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content. Once the mount is removed, the content is accessible again. This is
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consistent with the expected behavior of the `mount` command.
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+The `container-dir` must always be an absolute path such as `/src/docs`.
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+The `host-dir` can either be an absolute path or a `name` value. If you
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+supply an absolute path for the `host-dir`, Docker bind-mounts to the path
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+you specify. If you supply a `name`, Docker creates a named volume by that `name`.
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+A `name` value must start with start with an alphanumeric character,
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+followed by `a-z0-9`, `_` (underscore), `.` (period) or `-` (hyphen).
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+An absolute path starts with a `/` (forward slash).
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+For example, you can specify either `/foo` or `foo` for a `host-dir` value.
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+If you supply the `/foo` value, Docker creates a bind-mount. If you supply
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+the `foo` specification, Docker creates a named volume.
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If you are using Docker Machine on Mac or Windows, your Docker daemon has only limited access to your OS X or Windows filesystem. Docker Machine tries
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to auto-share your `/Users` (OS X) or `C:\Users` (Windows) directory. So,
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you can mount files or directories on OS X using.
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