@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ func postContainersCopy(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *

 	}

 	if copyData.Resource == "" {

-		return fmt.Errorf("Resource cannot be empty")

+		return fmt.Errorf("Path cannot be empty")

 	}

 	if copyData.Resource[0] == '/' {

 		copyData.Resource = copyData.Resource[1:]

@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRun(args ...string) error {

 }

 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdCp(args ...string) error {

-	cmd := Subcmd("cp", "CONTAINER:RESOURCE HOSTPATH", "Copy files/folders from the RESOURCE to the HOSTPATH")

+	cmd := Subcmd("cp", "CONTAINER:PATH HOSTPATH", "Copy files/folders from the PATH to the HOSTPATH")

 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {

 		return nil

 	}

@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdCp(args ...string) error {

 	info := strings.Split(cmd.Arg(0), ":")

 	if len(info) != 2 {

-		return fmt.Errorf("Error: Resource not specified")

+		return fmt.Errorf("Error: Path not specified")

 	}

 	copyData.Resource = info[1]

@@ -219,10 +219,15 @@ Full -run example

 ::

-    Usage: docker cp CONTAINER:RESOURCE HOSTPATH

+    Usage: docker cp CONTAINER:PATH HOSTPATH

     Copy files/folders from the containers filesystem to the host

     path.  Paths are relative to the root of the filesystem.

+    

+.. code-block:: bash

+

+    $ sudo docker cp 7bb0e258aefe:/etc/debian_version .

+    $ sudo docker cp blue_frog:/etc/hosts .

 .. _cli_diff: