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Since COPY has been deprecated in the recent release of Docker I updated the best practices section to inform users that ADD is the way forward and to not use COPY.

Signed-off-by: malnick <malnick@gmail.com>
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malnick 2015-04-05 10:30:17 -07:00
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### [`ADD`](https://docs.docker.com/reference/builder/#add) or [`COPY`](https://docs.docker.com/reference/builder/#copy)
Although `ADD` and `COPY` are functionally similar, generally speaking, `COPY`
is preferred. Thats because its more transparent than `ADD`. `COPY` only
supports the basic copying of local files into the container, while `ADD` has
some features (like local-only tar extraction and remote URL support) that are
not immediately obvious. Consequently, the best use for `ADD` is local tar file
auto-extraction into the image, as in `ADD rootfs.tar.xz /`.
Note that `COPY` has been deprecated in the most recent release of Docker and you'll be prompted as such when you use it. It is recommended to use `ADD` from this point onward.
If you have multiple `Dockerfile` steps that use different files from your
context, `COPY` them individually, rather than all at once. This will ensure that