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@@ -52,6 +52,27 @@ This will create a new volume inside a container at `/webapp`.
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> You can also use the `VOLUME` instruction in a `Dockerfile` to add one or
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> more new volumes to any container created from that image.
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+### Locating a volume
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+You can locate the volume on the host by utilizing the 'docker inspect' command.
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+ $ docker inspect web
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+The output will provide details on the container configurations including the
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+volumes. The output should look something similar to the following:
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+ ...
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+ "Volumes": {
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+ "/webapp": "/var/lib/docker/volumes/fac362...80535"
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+ },
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+ "VolumesRW": {
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+ "/webapp": true
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+ }
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+ ...
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+
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+You will notice in the above 'Volumes' is specifying the location on the host and
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+'VolumesRW' is specifying that the volume is read/write.
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+
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### Mount a Host Directory as a Data Volume
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In addition to creating a volume using the `-v` flag you can also mount a
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Mark West