How to list files in a stopped Docker container

Question

This question shows how to copy files out of a stopped container. This requires that I know the full path to the file including its file name. I know the directory I want to c

Answer 1

The command docker diff *CONTAINER* will list the files added, deleted and changed since the Container started.

If a file did not change since the container was started, then you would have to know the contents of the original image that started the container. So, this answer is not ideal but avoids creating an image and running it.

Unlike container-diff, this command does not require first creating a Docker image.