Kubectl: Kubectl cp error using kubectl version 1.14.2

Created on 24 May 2019 · 9Comments · Source: kubernetes/kubectl

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error: open is a directory

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Kubernetes version (use kubectl version):

kubernetes 1.11.7

Environment:

Cloud provider or hardware configuration: AWS
OS (e.g. from /etc/os-release): ubuntu
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Install tools: kops
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What happened:

kubectl cp from a pod to a destionation directory on your machine does not copy the file and results in this error error: open <destination> is a directory

What you expected to happen:

The file is copied from the pod to my machine.

How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible):

install kubectl version 1.14.2 and attempt to copy a file from a pod to your local machine.

Anything else we need to know:

kubectl cp command works correctly on 1.14.1.

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Any solution? Having the same issue over here

danton721 on 26 Sep 2019

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I tested and had this issue as well. I tried to address in my PR here: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78785

pswica on 7 Jun 2019

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seans3 on 5 Sep 2019

Any solution? Having the same issue over here

danton721 on 26 Sep 2019

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Any solution? Having the same issue over here

LeszekChojnacki on 2 Oct 2019

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fejta-bot on 29 Feb 2020

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