# Bind mounts — Start a container with a bind mount

> Consider a case where you have a directory source and that when you build the source code, the artifacts are saved into another directory, source/target/.

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## Knowledge

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Consider a case where you have a directory source and that when you build the source code, the artifacts are saved into another directory, source/target/. You want the artifacts to be available to the container at /app/, and you want the container to get access to a new build each time you build the source on your development host. Use the following command to bind-mount the target/ directory into your container at /app/. Run the command from within the source directory. The $(pwd) sub-command expands to the current working directory on Linux or macOS hosts. If you're on Windows, see also Path conversions on Windows.

The following --mount and -v examples produce the same result. You can't run them both unless you remove the devtest container after running the first one.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker run -d \
  -it \
  --name devtest \
  --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/target,target=/app \
  nginx:latest
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker run -d \
  -it \
  --name devtest \
  -v "$(pwd)"/target:/app \
  nginx:latest
```

Use docker inspect devtest to verify that the bind mount was created correctly. Look for the Mounts section

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
"Mounts": [
    {
        "Type": "bind",
        "Source": "/tmp/source/target",
        "Destination": "/app",
        "Mode": "",
        "RW": true,
        "Propagation": "rprivate"
    }
],
```

This shows that the mount is a bind mount, it shows the correct source and destination, it shows that the mount is read-write, and that the propagation is set to rprivate.

Stop and remove the container

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker container rm -fv devtest
```

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