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docs: modifying volumes guide to remove ambiguity. Signed-off-by: Andre Granovsky <robotciti@live.com>
Adjusted as per comment.
Rebase and squash by moxigirl

Signed-off-by: Andre Granovsky <robotciti@live.com>

Andre Granovsky 9 years ago
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@@ -200,30 +200,30 @@ Let's create a new named container with a volume to share.
 While this container doesn't run an application, it reuses the `training/postgres`
 While this container doesn't run an application, it reuses the `training/postgres`
 image so that all containers are using layers in common, saving disk space.
 image so that all containers are using layers in common, saving disk space.
 
 
-    $ docker create -v /dbdata --name dbdata training/postgres /bin/true
+    $ docker create -v /dbdata --name dbstore training/postgres /bin/true
 
 
 You can then use the `--volumes-from` flag to mount the `/dbdata` volume in another container.
 You can then use the `--volumes-from` flag to mount the `/dbdata` volume in another container.
 
 
-    $ docker run -d --volumes-from dbdata --name db1 training/postgres
+    $ docker run -d --volumes-from dbstore --name db1 training/postgres
 
 
 And another:
 And another:
 
 
-    $ docker run -d --volumes-from dbdata --name db2 training/postgres
+    $ docker run -d --volumes-from dbstore --name db2 training/postgres
 
 
 In this case, if the `postgres` image contained a directory called `/dbdata`
 In this case, if the `postgres` image contained a directory called `/dbdata`
-then mounting the volumes from the `dbdata` container hides the
+then mounting the volumes from the `dbstore` container hides the
 `/dbdata` files from the `postgres` image. The result is only the files
 `/dbdata` files from the `postgres` image. The result is only the files
-from the `dbdata` container are visible.
+from the `dbstore` container are visible.
 
 
 You can use multiple `--volumes-from` parameters to bring together multiple data
 You can use multiple `--volumes-from` parameters to bring together multiple data
 volumes from multiple containers.
 volumes from multiple containers.
 
 
 You can also extend the chain by mounting the volume that came from the
 You can also extend the chain by mounting the volume that came from the
-`dbdata` container in yet another container via the `db1` or `db2` containers.
+`dbstore` container in yet another container via the `db1` or `db2` containers.
 
 
     $ docker run -d --name db3 --volumes-from db1 training/postgres
     $ docker run -d --name db3 --volumes-from db1 training/postgres
 
 
-If you remove containers that mount volumes, including the initial `dbdata`
+If you remove containers that mount volumes, including the initial `dbstore`
 container, or the subsequent containers `db1` and `db2`, the volumes will not
 container, or the subsequent containers `db1` and `db2`, the volumes will not
 be deleted.  To delete the volume from disk, you must explicitly call
 be deleted.  To delete the volume from disk, you must explicitly call
 `docker rm -v` against the last container with a reference to the volume. This
 `docker rm -v` against the last container with a reference to the volume. This
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ backups, restores or migrations.  We do this by using the
 `--volumes-from` flag to create a new container that mounts that volume,
 `--volumes-from` flag to create a new container that mounts that volume,
 like so:
 like so:
 
 
-    $ docker run --volumes-from dbdata -v $(pwd):/backup ubuntu tar cvf /backup/backup.tar /dbdata
+    $ docker run --volumes-from dbstore -v $(pwd):/backup ubuntu tar cvf /backup/backup.tar /dbdata
 
 
 Here we've launched a new container and mounted the volume from the
 Here we've launched a new container and mounted the volume from the
-`dbdata` container. We've then mounted a local host directory as
+`dbstore` container. We've then mounted a local host directory as
 `/backup`. Finally, we've passed a command that uses `tar` to backup the
 `/backup`. Finally, we've passed a command that uses `tar` to backup the
 contents of the `dbdata` volume to a `backup.tar` file inside our
 contents of the `dbdata` volume to a `backup.tar` file inside our
 `/backup` directory. When the command completes and the container stops
 `/backup` directory. When the command completes and the container stops
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ we'll be left with a backup of our `dbdata` volume.
 You could then restore it to the same container, or another that you've made
 You could then restore it to the same container, or another that you've made
 elsewhere. Create a new container.
 elsewhere. Create a new container.
 
 
-    $ docker run -v /dbdata --name dbdata2 ubuntu /bin/bash
+    $ docker run -v /dbdata --name dbstore2 ubuntu /bin/bash
 
 
 Then un-tar the backup file in the new container's data volume.
 Then un-tar the backup file in the new container's data volume.
 
 
-    $ docker run --volumes-from dbdata2 -v $(pwd):/backup ubuntu cd /dbdata && tar xvf /backup/backup.tar
+    $ docker run --volumes-from dbstore2 -v $(pwd):/backup ubuntu cd /dbdata && tar xvf /backup/backup.tar
 
 
 You can use the techniques above to automate backup, migration and
 You can use the techniques above to automate backup, migration and
 restore testing using your preferred tools.
 restore testing using your preferred tools.