error mouting a container volume in docker

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I'm new to docker and following through their getting started tutorial in the docs. I'm currently at the part where I need to mount a volume in order to persist data between container reruns. But when I try running the command docker run -dp 3000:3000 --mount type=volume,src=todo-db,target=/etc/todos getting-started, I get an error response:

docker: Error response from daemon: invalid mount config for type "volume": invalid mount path: 'D:/Program Files/Git/etc/todos' mount path must be absolute.
See 'docker run --help'.

From what I understand, I think the problem comes from the target parameter for the --mount flag. The path should be the target path in the container, correct? But for some reason i think it's reading my machine's path of D:/Program Files/Git/etc/todos. Thank you for the help.

@HansKilian it's a linux container. Btw, the problem was due to using Git Bash. Apparently Git Bash changes the path. — Echo, Apr 27 '23 at 07:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 27 '23 at 09:45

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For people looking for an answer for this particular error, the culprit is Git Bash as specified here. I tried using Powershell and it worked like a charm.

answered Apr 27 '23 at 09:45

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